Anaphylaxis to Cyphomandra Sendth (tamarillo) in an obeche wood (Triplochiton scleroxylon)-allergic patient

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 870-873

  Vidal, Carmen ^a,c   González Quintela, Arturo ^a   Rodriguez, Virginia ^a   Armisén, Margarita ^a   Liñares, Tania ^a   Fernández Caldas, Enrique ^b  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^b SA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE CONXO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROSS REACTING ANTIGEN; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; OBECHE EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; TAMARILLO EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PLANT ANTIGEN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ADULT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; CROSS REACTION; DYSPNEA; FOOD ALLERGY; FRUIT; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; OBECHE TREE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RHINITIS; SPAIN; STERCULIACEAE; SYMPTOM; TAMARILLO; TREE; WHEEZING; WOOD; BLOOD; IMMUNOLOGY; INHALATION TEST; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; SKIN TEST; SOLANUM;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIGENS, PLANT; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; CROSS REACTIONS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; FRUIT; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MALVACEAE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PROTEINS; RHINITIS; SKIN TESTS; SOLANUM; WOOD;

EID: 33745221240     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61352-X     Document Type: Article

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