A Pennsylvania mom who wanted to capture her daughter’s excitement for her birthday accidentally caught something a lot more sinister.

Simmy Larkin (@lovethelarkins) posted a clip on TikTok of her 3-year-old crunching into an apple while chatting about her upcoming birthday. Moments later, Elle starts scratching her chin and neck, as well as hives also breaking out. Larkin realized her daughter was having an allergic reaction on camera.

The mom of two—Larkin also has a 5-year-old daughter with husband Bill—told Newsweek that Elle often itches her neck due to severe ezcema and other environmental allergies such as dust .

That, combined with the fact that Elle had eaten apples many times before without a problem, meant that Simmy didn’t immediately recognize the reaction for what it

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