Patient's question:
I noticed that my child had purple spots all over their body in the early stages. At first, I didn't pay much attention, but later I felt it was very uncomfortable. After visiting the hospital, it was diagnosed as allergic purpura. I want to know if they can eat walnuts with this condition. Can children with allergic purpura eat walnuts?Doctor's answer:
Allergic purpura is an allergic vasculitis that affects capillaries and small arteries in the skin or other organs, and the allergenic factors should be identified and removed. For simple cases, calcium, vitamin C, and antihistamines should be used with caution. For fever and arthritis, corticosteroids can be used, but they cannot prevent kidney damage. For persistent chronic nephritis, immunosuppressants may be added. Additionally, patients should not consume vegetables like fresh flower buds that they have never eaten before, as plant pollen is also an allergen that can cause allergic purpura. It is recommended to eat more peanuts, jujubes, walnuts, longans, lentils, eggplants, etc.