Anaphylactic reaction to apple, banana and lychee: What is common between botanically disparate plant families?

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 996-998

  Saraswat, Abir ^a   Kumar, Bhushan ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; STEROID;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; APPLE; ARTICLE; BANANA; CASE REPORT; CROSS REACTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LYCHEE; PRICK TEST; RESPIRATORY ARREST; URTICARIA; WHEEZING;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; FRUIT; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; LITCHI; MALUS; MUSA; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 30044451860     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2005.02286.x     Document Type: Article

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