Tomato allergy: Clinical features and usefulness of current routinely available diagnostic methods

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-42

  Asero, R ^a  

^a CLINICA SAN CARLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Component resolved diagnosis; Cross reactivity; Oral allergy syndrome; Tomato

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN; POLLEN EXTRACT; PROFILIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIRCH; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEACH; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMATO; TOMATO ALLERGY; URTICARIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; ALLERGENS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS, PLANT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874378272     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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