Anaphylaxis following the first ingestion of lychee fruit: Clinical features and immunological cross-reactivity implications

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 962-963

  Garrido, S ^a   Garcia B E ^a   Echechipia S ^a   Sanz, M L ^a   Ariz, S ^a   Tabar, A I ^a  

^a Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra   (Spain)

Author keywords

Compositae; Cross reactivity; Lychee; Mugwort; Sunflower seed

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LYCHEE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; SKIN TEST;

ANAPHYLAXIS; CROSS REACTIONS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HELIANTHUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LITCHI; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SEEDS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 34447136157     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01387.x     Document Type: Article

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