Turnip and zucchini: New foods in the latex-fruit syndrome

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 452-453

  Pereira, C ^a   Tavares, B ^b   Loureiro, G ^b   Lundberg, M ^b   Chieira, C ^b  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Allergy; Anaphylaxis; Latex; Turnip; Zucchini

Indexed keywords

LATEX;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS REACTION; CUCUMBER; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LATEX FRUIT SYNDROME; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURNIP; VEGETABLE; ZUCCHINI;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANAPHYLAXIS; BRASSICA NAPUS; CROSS REACTIONS; CUCURBITA; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; PLANT PROTEINS; SKIN TESTS; SYNDROME;

EID: 33947135437     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.01313.x     Document Type: Article

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