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In the paper the following questions are discussed: 1) epidemiology of nut allergy including particularity of sensitivity in children and adult patients; 2) peanuts, tree nuts, almonds and chestnuts; 3) hidden sources of nuts; 4) strong anaphilactic reactions to nuts; 5) oral allergy syndrome (OAS); 6) fruit-latex syndrome and chestnuts; 7) other symptoms of sensitivity to nuts; 8) nuts allergens; 9) cross-reactions between nuts; 10) diagnosis of nut allergy