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Allergy to other foods was less common in resolvers (2\/15) than persisters (9\/15) (P=0.02). On skin prick testing with peanut all 13 resolvers tested but only 3\/14 persisters had a weal of <6 mm (P<0.0001). Total and peanut specific IgE concentrations did not differ much between the groups.\n <\/jats:p>\n \n Conclusion:<\/jats:bold>\n Appropriately trained clinicians must be prepared to challenge preschool children with peanut as some will be tolerant despite a history of reactions to peanut and a positive skin prick test with peanut. Preschool children whose apparent peanut allergy is refuted by food challenge show allergy to other foods less often than those in whom peanut allergy persists. The size of weal on skin prick testing to peanut predicts reactivity but not severity on peanut challenge.\n <\/jats:p>\n \n \n \n Key messages<\/jats:title>\n \n \n Peanut allergy rarely resolves in older children and adults<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:list-item>\n \n Skin prick testing with peanut has a high negative predictive value, but some people with positive skin tests do not react to peanut challenge<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:list-item>\n \n Some preschool children with a convincing history of reaction to peanut may become tolerant of peanut. 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