Pumpkin Pie not a treat for some allergic children: Pediatric Hot Topics Reveal New Conclusions on Pumpkin, Caterpillars and More

Your child may be allergic to your holiday pumpkin pie, according to allergists at the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI). Hot topics discussed in pediatric allergies include pumpkin and caterpillar allergies, and outgrowing childhood allergies. Although pumpkin is not a food usually associated with allergic reactions, allergists reported a case study of an 8-year-old boy with known asthma and food allergies who became sick after carving a pumpkin. His symptoms included itchy eyes, sneezing, eyelid swelling and chest tightness. Allergists say these symptoms can occur after carving or eating pumpkin. . read more.