Asthma after consumption of snails in house-dust-mite-allergic patients: A case of IgE cross-reactivity

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 387-393

  Van Ree, R ^a,f   Antonicelli, L ^e   Akkerdaas, J H ^a   Pajno, G B ^b   Barberio, G ^b   Corbetta, L ^c   Ferro, G ^c   Zambito, M ^d   Garritani, M S ^e   Aalberse, R C ^a   Bonifazi, F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Civile SS Giovanni e Paolo   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^e Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I   (Italy)

^f CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

asthma; cross reactive IgE; house dust mite allergy; snail allergy

Indexed keywords

CROSS REACTING ANTIBODY; CROSS REACTING ANTIGEN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; TROPOMYOSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ITALY; MALE; MUSSEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; SHRIMP; SNAIL;

EID: 9444286385     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1996.tb00147.x     Document Type: Article

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