Anaphylaxis to raw carrot not linked to pollen allergy

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1239-1240

  Fernandez Rivas M ^a   Gonzalez Mancebo E ^b   Van Leeuwen, W A ^b   Leon F ^b   Van Ree, R ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO FUNDACIÓN ALCORCÓN   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Birch; Carrot; Food allergy; Mugwort; RBet v 1; RBet v 2

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CARROT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINOCONJUNCTIVITIS; SYMPTOM; URTICARIA; VOMITING;

ALLERGENS; ANAPHYLAXIS; DAUCUS CAROTA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MIDDLE AGED; POLLEN;

EID: 6344219727     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2004.00600.x     Document Type: Article

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