Occupational allergy to aquarium fish food: Red midge larva, freshwater shrimp, and earthworm. a clinical and immunological study

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 462-470

  Meseguer Arce, José ^a   Sanchez Guerrero Villajos I M ^a   Iraola, V ^b   Carnes J ^b   Fernandez Caldas E ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

^b Laboratorios LETI SL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Annelid; Chironomids; Cross reactivity; Fish food; Gammarus; Occupational allergy; Red midge larvae; Skin test; Tubifex

Indexed keywords

HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT URTICARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; EARTHWORM; FISH MEAT; GAMMARUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PEAK NASAL INSPIRATORY FLOW; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRICK TEST; PROVOCATION TEST; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CHIRONOMIDAE; CROSS REACTIONS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LARVA; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OLIGOCHAETA; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 84890077578     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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