Curry spice allergy associated with pollen-food allergy syndrome and latex fruit-syndrome

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-49

  Yagami, Akiko ^a   Nakazawa, Yuri ^a   Suzuki, Kayoko ^b   Matsunaga, Kayoko ^a  

^a FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Kariya Toyota General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Class 2 food allergy; Curry spice allergy; Latex fruit syndrome; Pollen food allergy syndrome; Profilin

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ALLERGY; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; APIALES; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; MELON; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; RICE; SKIN TEST; SPICE; URTICARIA;

APIACEAE; CUMINUM; DERMATITIS, ATOPIC; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; FRUIT; HUMANS; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SPICES; SYNDROME; URTICARIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59549088571     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: 13468138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2008.00584.x     Document Type: Article

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