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Allergic or atopic patients have a predisposition to mount exaggerated immune responses to common environmental allergens such as pollen, insect venom or certain foods such as peanuts.
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Biggs, N., Vaughan, S. (2016). Eczema, Allergy and Anaphylaxis. In: David, S. (eds) Clinical Pathways in Emergency Medicine. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2713-7_7
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