Clustered sensitivity to fungi: Anaphylactic reactions caused by ingestive allergy to yeasts

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 294-297

  Airola, Kristiina ^a   Petman, Leena ^a   Mäkinen Kiljunen, Soili ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAVORING AGENT; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CASE REPORT; CLADOSPORIUM HERBARUM; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALASSEZIA FURFUR; MOULD; MUSHROOM; PASTA; PENICILLIUM NOTATUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SKIN TEST; YEAST;

EID: 33749176451     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60792-2     Document Type: Article

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