Oral allergy syndrome to jackfruit (Artocarpus integrifolia)

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 428-431

  Wuthrich B ^a   Borga, A ^b   Yman, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Artocarpus integrifolia; cross reactivity; exotic fruits; Moraceae; oral allergy syndrome; RAST; RAST inhibition

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PROFILIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS REACTION; FOOD ALLERGY; FRUIT; HUMAN; MALE; MOUTH DISEASE; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; THROAT DISEASE;

EID: 0030919721     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1997.tb01023.x     Document Type: Article

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