A 71-year-old man with anaphylaxis after eating grits

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 441-

  Posthumus, Jonathon ^a   Borish, Larry ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ATOPY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; FOOD; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD INTAKE; GRITS; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; LETTER; SHRIMP; SKIN TEST;

EID: 84866744707     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: 15396304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap.2012.33.3581     Document Type: Letter

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