Systemic anaphylaxis to a hidden cross reactive food in a surgical resident with latex hypersensitivity

Pediatric Asthma, Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 141-146

  Therattil, Java M ^a   Kumar, Nanjundaiah S ^a   Frieri, Marianne ^a,b  

^a NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CROSS REACTION; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON;

EID: 0030931756     PISSN: 08831874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pai.1997.11.141     Document Type: Article

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