Girls Dies From A Severe Allergic Reaction To Pancake (Photos)

Girl, Nine, dies from a severe allergic reaction after eating a single bite of a pancake her father cooked as a treat....
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A devastated mum has relived the moment when her nine-year-old daughter was killed by eating just one bite of a pancake, cooked for the youngster as a treat by her dad.

Nainika Tikoo, from Harrow, northwest London, passed away on May 22 this year, after suffering a severe anaphylactic reaction – a rapid onset and potentially lethal allergic response - to the lunchtime snack.

Her IT consultant dad Vinod, 41, had cooked dairy-free pancakes, as his daughter was allergic, with blackberries after Nainika asked to try them for the first time.

Five days after she was admitted to hospital, Nainika's parents made the decision to switch off their daughter's life support after doctors revealed she'd suffered irreversible brain damage.

Before she passed away, doctors ran a prick test and discovered that she was mildly allergic to blackberries.

Her mother Lakshmi, 37, said: 'The doctor said it looked like it wasn't the blackberry on it's own, but there was something to do with dairy. The pancakes were dairy free, but we're not sure if the ingredients had been contaminated or something. We didn't have any dairy products at home. The exact cause is unknown and it has left us with a lot of questions.'