First case report of anaphylaxis caused by Rajgira seed flour (Amaranthus paniculatus) from India: A clinico-immunologic evaluation

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 79-83

  Kasera, Ramkrashan ^a   Niphadkar, P V ^b   Saran, Aditya ^a   Mathur, Chandni ^a   Singh, A B ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF GENOMICS AND INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY   (India)

^b Sir Hurkishan Das Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Allergy; Amaranthus; Anaphylaxis; India; Rajgira

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; AMARANTHUS PANICULATUS EXTRACT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALLERGY; AMARANTHUS; AMARANTHUS PANICULATUS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRICK TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; PRURITUS; STOMACH JUICE; SWELLING; VENOUS BLOOD;

ALLERGENS; AMARANTHUS; ANAPHYLAXIS; CROSS REACTIONS; FEMALE; FLOUR; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT PROTEINS; SEEDS; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 84873561345     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: 22288694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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