Anaphylaxis after eating italian pizza containing buckwheat as the hidden food allergen

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 261-263

  Heffler, Enrico ^a,b   Guida, G ^a   Badiu, I ^a   Nebiolo, F ^a   Rolla, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b MAURIZIANO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergy; Anaphylaxis; Buckwheat; Hidden allergen; Pizza

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; SALBUTAMOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BUCKWHEAT; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PEANUT; PRICK TEST; SOYBEAN; SPIROMETRY;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; BREAD; FAGOPYRUM; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 34548277066     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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