Anaphylaxis after initial ingestion of rambutan, a tropical fruit

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 145-146

  Kelso, John M ^a   Jones, Richard T ^b   Yunginger, John W ^b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANAMNESIS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; POLLEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0031868878     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(98)70066-1     Document Type: Article

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