With a peanut allergy, Alison Pickering, a 23-year-old student at Tarleton State University in Texas, was especially careful when eating out or that she was having it delivered. She carefully avoided sauces and snacks that might contain even traces of nuts, explains The
Mirror. But in May 2023, a few days before her graduation, the young woman was the victim of an error that should never have happened.
Because of her allergy, Alison took very few risks. And when she found a restaurant serving dishes that suited her problem, she returned several times. This was particularly the case of this restaurant where She had ordered a mahi-mahi dish several times. This time, without worrying, the young woman ordered her usual dish.
A deadly recipe change
While eating her meal, Alison felt that something was wrong. A severe allergy attack was occurring. The young woman used her Epipen, an adrenaline auto-injector, and was even able to notify the emergency services who sent an ambulance. But Alison’s health quickly deteriorated and the young woman unfortunately died. But then, what happened?
In fact, it turned out that the restaurant Alison had ordered her dish from had decided to change his mahi-mahi recipe. Initially without peanuts, it was decided to add peanuts. A change of which the restaurant’s servers had not been informed. The lack of communication between the staff and those in the room thus played a major role in this tragedy. “She often went to the same restaurant and ordered the same dish. It was routine, she had no reason to worry“, declared his father in particular to CBS
News.
Anaphylactic shock: a rare allergic reaction that can be fatal
The young woman died from anaphylactic shock, an allergic reaction which can be fatal. Very recently, it was the actor Michel Blanc, notably known for his role as Jean-Claude Dusse in The Bronzedwho died of anaphylactic shock.
If in Alison’s case the allergen was known, it turns out that in that of the French actor, the allergy was probably unknown of Michel Blanc and his loved ones. In fact, it was during a medical examination, during which the use of a contrast product was necessary, that the allergic reaction occurred. The reaction was brutal and presented itself in the form of Quincke’s edema.
