Lettuce and chicory sensitization

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 183-184

  Escudero, A I ^a   Bartolome B ^a   Senchez Guerrero I M ^a   Palacios, R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Chicory; Food allergy; Grocery store worker; Lettuce; Occupational disease; Protein contact dermatitis; Rhinitis

Indexed keywords

FOOD ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DYSPNEA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD PROCESSING; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; CHICORY; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LETTUCE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PLANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0032996462     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.1999.00945.x     Document Type: Article

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