Pectin anaphylaxis and possible association with cashew allergy

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 759-760

  Ferdman, Ronald M ^a,b   Ong, Peck Y ^a   Church, Joseph A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PECTIN;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CASHEW NUT; FOOD ALLERGY; GRAPEFRUIT; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PISTACHIO; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 33845928010     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60966-0     Document Type: Article

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