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Tree nut allergy: is it the same as peanut allergy?
Peanut allergy is among the most widely known food allergies. However, peanuts are not actually nuts. They are legumes, botanically closer to lentils and peas than to cashews or walnuts. This distinction matters clinically. Tree nuts, including almonds, cashews, walnuts, hazelnuts, pecans and pistachios, come from trees and form a separate allergen group. Having a peanut allergy does not automatically mean you are allergic to tree nuts, though co-sensitisation is common and m
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