A 35 years old woman presented with allergic rhinitis and asthma with cat epithelium’s sensitivity (Skin prick test positive) treated with antihistamines, nasal and bronchial steroids. The patient has been maintening the cat in her apartment. After a couple of years from the onset of respiratory allergic disease, she presented an oral allergy syndrome type clinical reaction, gastric pain and di...

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Green Kiwifruit allergy has been widely described and the responsible allergens have been identified. However, no published data or studies have been reported with Gold Kiwifruit. The first case of sensitisation after the ingestion of green kiwifruit was described in 1981. Since that time, a variety of allergic reactions have been related to the ingestion of this fruit. The most common manifest...

Green Kiwifruit allergy has been widely described and the responsible allergens have been identified. However, no published data or studies have been reported with Gold Kiwifruit. The first case of sensitisation after the ingestion of green kiwifruit was described in 1981. Since that time, a variety of allergic reactions have been related to the ingestion of this fruit. The most common manifest...

First reports of allergic reactions to kiwi fruit occurred relatively late in 1981, when this exotic fruit was becoming more common in nutrition in western countries. The prevalence of kiwi fruit allergy seems to be low in food allergic individuals. Nevertheless IgE mediated reactions after ingestion of kiwi fruit can be most severe, as shown by several cases of anaphylactic shocks. Belonging t...

Results The median age of onset of the allergic reaction was 3.9 ± 2.2 years. The leguminous most commonly responsible for allergy were the peas involved in 5 reactions, followed by chickpeas and beans, each involved in three reactions. All children were allergic to more than one leguminous, with a median of two leguminous involved in allergic reactions. All reactions except for one were immedi...

Aims: Food allergy to mustard is often unrecognised in children; however, it deserves early recognition as a potentially severe immunoglobulin e (IgE)--mediated with risk of anaphylaxis. The aim this work show the value performing an oral challenge test confirm diagnosis allergy.
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Oral allergy syndrome (OAS) is occasionally observed following consumption of raw fruits in allergic adults. Since this phenomenon was commonly reported in Khorasan province of Iran; we intended to check if common diagnostic tests could be applied for differential diagnosis of OAS to grapes.IgE reactivity of 84 patients with OAS to grape and 34 patients with OAS to other fruits were analyzed by...

BACKGROUND This is the first randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (EUDRACT No. 2009-013923-43) evaluating nickel oral hyposensitizing treatment (NiOHT) in patients with "systemic nickel allergy syndrome" (SNAS), characterized by Ni-allergic contact dermatitis and systemic reactions after eating Ni-rich food. METHODS Adults with positive Ni-patch test, who reported symptoms sugge...