Hypersensitivity to carrot associated with specific IgE to grass and tree pollens

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 425-429

  Gomez M ^a   Curiel, G ^b   Mendez, J ^b   Rodriguez, M ^a   Moneo, I ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^b Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas   (Spain)

Author keywords

carrot; hypersensitivity

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CARROT; CASE REPORT; CONTACT URTICARIA; FEMALE; GRASS POLLEN; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INGESTION; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0029816021     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1996.tb04642.x     Document Type: Article

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