Anaphylaxis to pine nut: Cross-reactivity to Artemisia vulgaris?

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-116

  Rodrigues Alves, Rodrigo ^a   Pregal, A ^a   Pereira Santos, M C ^b   Branco Ferreira, M ^a   Lundberg, M ^c   Oman H ^c   Pereira Barbosa, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^b Lisbon Medical School   (Portugal)

^c MIAB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergen; Anaphylaxis; Artemisia vulgaris; Cross reactivity; Pine nut

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROSS REACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; PINE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SKIN TEST;

EID: 45549086164     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13120397     Document Type: Article

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