Does sensitization to foods in adults occur always in the gut?

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 6-14

  Asero, Riccardo ^a   Antonicelli, Leonardo ^b  

^a Ospedale 21   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Food allergy; IgE; Respiratory allergy; Sensitization; Skin Allergy

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS OIL; FISH PROTEIN; FOOD ALLERGEN; LATEX; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN; PROFILIN; TROPOMYOSIN;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALMOND; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ANISAKIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AVOCADO; BANANA; BARLEY; BEAN; BUCKWHEAT; CHESTNUT; CHICKEN MEAT; CHICKPEA; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTACT URTICARIA; DILL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPNEA; EGG ALLERGY; ERYTHEMA; ESCHSCHOLTZIA; FLOUR; FOOD ALLERGY; GARLIC; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; KIWIFRUIT; LENTIL; LUPIN; MILK ALLERGY; MILLET; MITE; NUT ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; PAPAYA; PEA; PEACH; PEANUT; PEANUT ALLERGY; PINE; PLANT SEED; POLLEN ALLERGY; PORK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; SEA FOOD; SESAME; SHRIMP; SNAIL; SOYBEAN; SUNFLOWER; WHEAT;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; PLANTS, EDIBLE; SKIN;

EID: 77954877623     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000319203     Document Type: Article

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