Self-reported hypersensitivity to exotic fruit in birch pollen-allergic patients

Allergology International

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 199-206

  Eriksson, Nils E ^a,i   Werner, Sonja ^b   Foucard, Tony ^c   Möller, Christian ^d   Berg, Torsten ^e   Kiviloog, Jaak ^f   Norrlind, Kerstin ^g   Söderberg, Margareta ^h   Wihl, Jan Åke ^b  

^a HALMSTAD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Norrlands University Hospital ^*  (Sweden)

^e UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^h DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

ⁱ NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergy; Birch pollen; Exotic fruit; Food hypersensitivity; Pollen related food

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRCH; CHILD; CITRUS FRUIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD ALLERGY; FRUIT; GRAPE; HUMAN; LYCHEE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELON; NONHUMAN; NUT; PEAR; PINEAPPLE; POLLEN ALLERGY; POMEGRANATE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SWEDEN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VEGETABLE;

EID: 0347354781     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1323-8930.2003.00303.x     Document Type: Article

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