Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ)

Food Allergies Can Be Passed to Others Via Blood Transfusions

Dave Bloom - 2015/04/07

An eight year old Canadian boy with no history of food allergies experienced an anaphylactic reaction to salmon after receiving a transfusion of platelets.

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Food Allergies Can Be Passed to Others Via Blood Transfusions