Allergic to Everything — The Mysteries of Mast Cells How one of the oldest components of the human immune system can trigger a mysterious and little-understood syndrome.

"Dyer took an #allergy test, exposing her bare back to 80 pinpricks containing different #allergens, and flared to all of them. The #allergists were mystified — they’d never seen a patient react to everything.": buff.ly/n8yd4Zq

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#MCAS #ChronicIllness

Skin Monitoring Could Make Oral Food Challenge Safer Pilot study suggests dermatology tool might give early warning of when to stop dosing

"Food challenges are very safe, but the perception is that they can be dangerous." -- George Freigeh, MD, of the University of Michigan, discussing a research tool that may help #allergists stop an oral food challenge before #anaphylaxis onset. #aaaai2025
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