Clinical features of four cases with cashew nut allergy and cross-reactivity between cashew nut and pistachio

Allergology International

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-215

  Hasegawa, Miki ^a   Inomata, Naoko ^a   Yamazaki, Haruma ^a   Morita, Akiko ^a   Kirino, Mio ^a   Ikezawa, Zenro ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergen; Anaphylaxis; Cashew nut allergy; Cross reactivity; Pistachios

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CASHEW NUT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUT ALLERGY; ORAL ALLERGY SYNDROME; ORAL PRURITUS; PISTACHIO; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; ANACARDIUM; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIGENS, PLANT; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHILD; CROSS REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; NUT HYPERSENSITIVITY; PISTACIA; PLANT EXTRACTS; PRUNUS; SKIN TESTS; URTICARIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651146817     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: 14401592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.08-OA-0010     Document Type: Article

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