A case of allergy to globe artichoke and other clinical cases of rare food allergy
Romano, C.; Ferrara, A.; Falagiani, P.
Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology 10(2): 102-104
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 1018-9068 PMID: 10879999 Document Number: 1333
We describe herein four unusual clinical cases of rare allergy to foods in patients affected by allergic rhinitis and asthma. The patients were skin tested both with commercial food extracts and using prick-prick procedure with fresh foods. Total and specific IgE in serum were determined by REAST. Grapes, lupine seeds, black mulberry and artichoke resulted positive in the patients under study. This is the first time allergy to ingested artichoke has been described.
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