Allergy to chironomid larvae (red migde larvae) in non professional handlers of fish food

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-68

  Ballesteros, S Cabrerizo ^a,c   De Barrio, M ^b   Baeza, M L ^b   Sotés, M Rubio ^b  

^a Allergology Department   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allergy to insects; Chironomid midge; Chironomids; Cutaneous test; Fish food

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; AEDES; ALLERGIC RASH; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHIRONOMIDAE; CROSS REACTION; CULEX PIPIENS; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FISH; FOOD HANDLING; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSECT ALLERGY; LARVA; MALE; PRICK TEST; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; TAXONOMY;

ADULT; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CHIRONOMIDAE; FISHES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; LARVA; MALE; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 33646480076     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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