Anaphylactic reaction to camomile tea

Allergology International

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 135-136

  Andres, Christian ^a   Chen, Wen Chieh ^a   Ollert, Markus ^a   Mempel, Martin ^a   Darsow, Ulf ^a   Ring, Johannes ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaphylactic reaction; Camomile; Tea

Indexed keywords

DIMETINDENE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MATRICARIA; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; TEA; URTICARIA;

EID: 65449158738     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: 14401592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.C-08-63     Document Type: Article

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