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Allergies

Seafood allergies

03/20/2007

Question:

is it possible for a child to have puffy eyes after eating prawns for lunch to appear later

Answer:

It is possible to have a late/delayed reaction to foods.  You should have your son see an allergist who can test him to see if a food allergy is responsible for these isolated symptoms.

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Response by:

University of Cincinnati Jonathan Bernstein, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Immunology and Allergy
Department of Internal Medicine
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Jonathan   Bernstein, MD