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MSH: Gastrointestinal disturbances, skin eruptions, or shock due to allergic reactions to allergens in food.,CSP: gastrointestinal disturbances, skin eruptions, or shock due to allergic reactions to allergens in food.,HL7V3.0: <p>An allergy to a substance generally consumed for nutritional purposes.</p>,MEDLINEPLUS: <p>Food <a href='http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/allergy.html'>allergy</a> is an abnormal response to a food triggered by your body's immune system. Allergic reactions to food can sometimes cause serious illness and death. Tree nuts and peanuts are the leading causes of deadly allergic reactions called anaphylaxis. </p><p>In adults, the foods that most often trigger allergic reactions include </p><ul> <li>Fish and shellfish, such as shrimp, lobster and crab</li> <li>Peanuts </li> <li>Tree nuts, such as walnuts </li> <li>Eggs </li></ul><p>Problem foods for children are eggs, milk (especially in infants and young children) and peanuts. </p><p>Sometimes a reaction to food is not an allergy. It is
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