Natural rubber latex and chestnut allergy: Cross-reactivity or co-sensitization?

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1277-1281

  Raulf Heimsoth, M ^a   Kespohl, S ^a   Crespo, J F ^b   Rodriguez, J ^b   Feliu, A ^b   Bruning Th ^a   Rihs, H P ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allergen profile; Chestnut; Co sensitization; Cross reactivity; Natural rubber latex

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CARBOHYDRATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; LATEX; PROFILIN; RUBBER;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CHESTNUT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS REACTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SERUM;

ALLERGENS; CROSS REACTIONS; FAGACEAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; NUTS; PROFILINS;

EID: 35148876534     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01489.x     Document Type: Article

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