Episode 48 - Can Blood Transfusions Trigger Food Allergy?

Welcome to Season Three of Allergytalk! Today we are joined by Dr. Vivian Hernandez Trujillo, the Division Director of allergy/immunology at Nickalus Children’s Hospital and an assistant editor of Allergy Watch. We will be reviewing the July-August issue Allergy Watch, a bimonthly publication which provides research summaries to College members from the major journals in allergy and immunology.  For information about CME credit, head over to http://education.acaai.org/allergytalk To read archived issues of AllergyWatch, head over to http://college.acaai.org/publications/allergywatch Also, make sure you check out the ACAAI Community on DocMatter where we can continue the discussion about these articles! Articles Reviewed: IgE to cross-reactive carbohydrate determinants (CCD) in childhood: Prevalence, risk factors, putative origins.  Activation of basophils in children with food allergies by blood from donors ingesting the corresponding food. Anti-Interleukin-23 Autoantibodies in Adult-Onset Immunodeficiency.   Please rate our podcast on Apple Podcasts! Please give us feedback, corrections, and suggestions! Email feedback to: [email protected] ACAAI is presenting this podcast for educational purposes only. It is not medical advice or intended to replace the judgment of a licensed physician. The College is not responsible for any claims related to procedures, professionals, products or methods discussed in the podcast, and it does not approve or endorse any products, professionals, services or methods that might be referenced.   Today’s speakers have the following disclosures: Dr. Lee has been a speaker for Novartis Dr. Fineman has nothing to disclose Dr. Hernandez Trujillo: Advisory Board: Aimmune, ARS, Bryn, Bayer, Enzyvant, Pfizer, Sanofi & Regeneron, Takeda Consultant/Speaker: Kaleo Consultant: Allergy & Asthma Network, Pharming Speaker: CSL, Takeda