Oral mite anaphylaxis caused by mite-contaminated okonomiyaki/Pancake-mix in Japan: 8 case reports and a review of 28 reported cases

Allergology International

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 51-56

  Takahashi, Kentaro ^a,b   Taniguchi, Masami ^a   Fukutomi, Yuma ^a   Sekiya, Kiyoshi ^a   Watai, Kentaro ^a   Mitsui, Chihiro ^a   Tanimoto, Hidenori ^a   Oshikata, Chiyako ^a   Tsuburai, Takahiro ^a   Tsurikisawa, Naomi ^a   Minoguchi, Kenji ^a   Nakajima, Hiroshi ^b   Akiyama, Kazuo ^a  

^a SAGAMIHARA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b CHIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Food allergy; Japan; Mite; Okonomiyaki

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; MICROSCOPY; MITE; OKONOMIYAKI MIX; ORAL MITE ANAPHYLAXIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAVORY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TYROPHAGUS PUTRESCENTIAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGENS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS, DERMATOPHAGOIDES; CHILD; FEMALE; FLOUR; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYROGLYPHIDAE; SKIN TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896844971     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: 14401592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.13-OA-0575     Document Type: Article

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