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A patient presents complaining of itchiness and trouble swallowing and breathing whenever she eats peanuts. who should see this patient?

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The correct answer is an immunologist.

Reaction to peanut such as itchiness, trouble in swallowing and breathing are the signs of peanut allergies.

It is descried as type I hypersensitivity (reexposure to antigen-allergen) reaction of the immune system in susceptible individuals. So, diseases that affect immune system such as allergies are concern of an immunologist.


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