Anaphylaxis following the ingestion of flour contaminated by house dust mites - A report of two cases from Singapore

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 26, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 165-170

  Yan, Tay Sok ^a   Elizabeth, Tham ^a   Tzien, Yeo Chor ^b   Cheng, Yi Fong ^a   Jiayi, Chen ^a   Nge, Cheong ^a   Yan, Chua Kaw ^a   Wah, Lee Bee ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b GLENEAGLES HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYGEN; PARACETAMOL; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FISH; FLOUR; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD STORAGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METERED DOSE INHALER; MICROSCOPY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRICK TEST; SINGAPORE; URTICARIA; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIOEDEMA; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; FEMALE; FLOUR; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; PYROGLYPHIDAE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SINGAPORE; SKIN TESTS; URTICARIA;

EID: 58149464537     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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