Oral allergy syndrome: A clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic challenge

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 101-108

  Webber, Christopher M ^a   England, Ronald W ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CROSS REACTING ANTIGEN; FOOD ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN; PATHOGEN RESPONSE 10 PROTEIN; PATHOGEN RESPONSE 5 PROTEIN; POLLEN ANTIGEN; PROFILIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD ALLERGY; FRUIT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MUCOSA; ORAL ALLERGY SYNDROME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; POLLEN; POLLEN ALLERGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; PRURITUS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; SOFT PALATE; VEGETABLE;

EID: 76649107419     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2009.11.007     Document Type: Review

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