Allergy to cassava: A new allergenic food with cross-reactivity to latex

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 409-412

  Ibero, M ^a   Castillo, M J ^a   Pineda, F ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE TERRASSA   (Spain)

^b Diater Laboratorios   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cassava; Cross reactivity; Latex fruit syndrome

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; AVOCADO; BANANA; CASE REPORT; CASSAVA; CHESTNUT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HEVEA BRASILIENSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNODETECTION; KIWIFRUIT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLLEN ALLERGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRICK TEST;

ADULT; CROSS REACTIONS; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; LATEX; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MANIHOT;

EID: 36849080202     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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