Occupational protein contact dermatitis from shiitake mushroom and demonstration of shiitake-specific immunoglobulin E

Contact Dermatitis

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 211-213

  Aalto Korte, Kristiina ^a   Susitaival, Päivikki ^b   Kaminska, Renata ^a,c   Mäkinen Kiljunen, Soili ^d  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b NORTH KARELIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Central Hospital in Kokkola   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Immediate allergy; Immunospot; Mushroom worker; Occupational; Open application test; Prick test; Protein contact dermatitis; Specific IgE

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOSPOT; IN VITRO STUDY; LENTINUS EDODES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OPEN APPLICATION TEST; PRICK TEST; RAW FOOD; SKIN TEST; SPECIES CULTIVATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URTICARIA;

ADULT; DERMATITIS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MIDDLE AGED; SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 27144445264     PISSN: 01051873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0105-1873.2005.00613.x     Document Type: Article

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