'Latex-fruit syndrome': Frequency of cross-reacting IgE antibodies

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 404-410

  Brehler, R ^a   Theissen, U ^a   Mohr, C ^a   Luger, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

cross reactivity; food intolerance; IgE antibodies; latex allergy

Indexed keywords

CROSS REACTING ANTIBODY; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; LATEX;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; FRUIT; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL INTOLERANCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SKIN TEST;

EID: 0030983464     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1997.tb01019.x     Document Type: Article

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