Allergy to basil, a lamiaceae herb

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 348-349

  Vartholomaios, S ^a   Pitsios, Constantinos ^b,c   Mikos, N ^a   Kompoti, E ^a   Kouridakis, S ^a  

^a LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Basil; Food allergy; Labiatae; Lavender; Oregano

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; BASIL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; MALE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LAMIACEAE; MALE; OCIMUM BASILICUM;

EID: 35548966144     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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