Multiple chemical sensitivities following intolerance to azo dye in sweets in a 5-year-old girl

Allergology International

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 203-205

  Inomata, Naoko ^a   Osuna, Hiroyuki ^a   Fujita, Hiroyuki ^a   Ogawa, Toru ^a   Ikezawa, Zenro ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Azo dye; Food additives; Inheritance; Multiple chemical sensitivities; Nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; AZO DYE; CIGARETTE SMOKE; CORTICOSTEROID; DETERGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT; GLUTATHIONE; MULTIVITAMIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PERFUME; SUGAR; TARTRAZINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANAMNESIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MULTIPLE CHEMICAL SENSITIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URTICARIA;

EID: 33745675124     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: 14401592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.55.203     Document Type: Article

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