Oral allergy syndrome from kiwi fruit after a lover's kiss

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-

  Mancuso, G ^a   Berdondini, R M ^a  

^a Municipal Hospital of Lugo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Consort; Kiwi fruit; Oral allergy syndrome; Prick test; RAST; Saliva; Scratch patch test

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; TAR;

ADULT; APPLE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; FRUIT; GRASS POLLEN; HUMAN; ORAL ALLERGY SYNDROME; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SALIVA; SKIN ALLERGY;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; INTRADERMAL TESTS; MOUTH DISEASES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0034946133     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2001.045001041.x     Document Type: Article

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5. Identification of the allergenic components of kiwi fruit and evaluation of their cross-reactivity with timothy and birch pollens