Girl With Peanut Allergy Dies After Kiss

[Stephen of Borg 2]

SAGUENAY, Quebec - A 15-year-old girl with a peanut allergy died after kissing her boyfriend, who had just eaten a peanut butter snack, hospital officials said Monday.

 

Christina Desforges died in a Quebec hospital Wednesday after doctors were unable to treat her allergic reaction to the kiss the previous weekend.

 

Desforges, who lived in Saguenay, about 155 miles north of Quebec City, was almost immediately given a shot of adrenaline, a standard tool for treating the anaphylactic shock brought on by a peanut allergy, officials said.

 

An autopsy was being performed. Dr. Nina Verreault, an allergist at the Chicoutimi Hospital in Saguenay, declined to comment on the case.

 

The symptoms of peanut allergy can include hives, plunging blood pressure and swelling of the face and throat, which can block breathing.

 

Peanut allergies have been rising in recent decades. The reason remains unclear but one study found that baby creams or lotions with peanut oil may cause children to develop allergies later in life.

 

About 1.5 million Americans are severely allergic to even the smallest trace of peanuts and peanut allergies account for 50 to 100 deaths in the United States each year. Canadian figures were not immediately available.

 

 

this is sad news

 

:(

[APW 0]

Tragic news.

For the boyfriend, too. I can't imagine what he's going through.

[Kor37 9]

This poor guy is going to be afraid to kiss anyone from now on! Its really hard to believe that this guy ate something with peanuts, presumably swallowed it and there was enough left to kill this poor girl.

[Itchygomba69 0]

Thats horrible

[Theunicornhunter 2]

That is truly sad - we were talking about this at work.

 

This poor boy will get teased.

[Yillara Skye 1]

That is so sad.

[stvoyagerfan 1]

that is so sad.

 

tm

[He Who Shall Not Be Named 2]

I suppose the boy should have known about his girlfriend's allergies and brushed his teeth or something first, but how many 15-year olds (I'm assuming the boy was also 15) know about the intricacies of rare allergies - especially since things made from peanuts are so hard to avoid? Half the time you don't even know if peanuts or peanut oil or something like that was used.

 

This is sad on so many levels.

[mj 7]

I feel very sorry for the parents of the girl, dealing with a sudden loss of a child. It is indeed quite a sad situation.

[LouiseTrek 0]

According to one report the boyfriend never knew she had a nut allergy. The boyfriend had eaten peanut butter on toast 9 hours before he had actually kissed her.

 

It is so very sad.

Edited December 1, 2005 by LouiseTrek