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Latex allergy in a child with banana anaphylaxis
Author(s) -
Cinquetti M,
Peroni D,
Vinco A,
Zoppi G
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1995.tb13740.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ingestion , anaphylaxis , allergy , latex allergy , dermatology , anaphylactic reactions , immunology
Allergy to latex and to banana is probably uncommon. Cross‐reactivity between these two antigens has been recently demonstrated, but the clinical association of allergic reactions to latex contact and banana ingestion is extremely rare. We report a 3‐year‐old boy who developed an anaphylactic reaction following banana ingestion and who presented an associated immediate hypersensitivity to latex.