Allergy to banana in a 5-month-old infant

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 284-285

  Moreno Ancillo, Álvaro ^a   Domínguez Noche, Carmen ^a   GiI Adrados, Ana C ^b   Cosmes, Pedro M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL VIRGEN DEL PUERTO   (Spain)

^b Centro de Salud 'La Estación'   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allergy; Banana; Breast feeding; Food allergy; Hypersensitivity; Infant; Latex; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX;

APPLE; ARTICLE; BANANA; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CASE REPORT; CHESTNUT; CROSS REACTION; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; INFANT; INHALATION; LACTATION; MALE; ORANGE (FRUIT); PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA;

FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; MALE; MUSA; SKIN TESTS; URTICARIA;

EID: 3142680109     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2004.00162.x     Document Type: Article

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