Anaphylactic reactions to ingested carmine (E120)

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1133-1137

  Wuthrich B ^a   Kagi M K ^a   Stucker W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Dr Fooke Laboratories GmbH ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Anaphylaxis; Carmine red; Carminic acid; Cochineal carmine; E120; Specific IgE

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARMINIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0030679733     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1997.tb00189.x     Document Type: Article

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