Open AccessAnaphylaxis in an infant to raw potato
Author(s) -
Uysal Pinar,
Ayyildiz Zeynep Arikan,
Alan Senol,
Tuncel Tuba,
Firinci Fatih,
Karaman Ozkan,
Uzuner Nevin
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical and translational allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2045-7022
DOI - 10.1186/2045-7022-1-s1-p53
Subject(s) - medicine , anaphylaxis , allergy , food hypersensitivity , pediatrics , food allergy , immunology
Potato was believed to have a lower allergenic potential and it was the one of the first preferred food for weaning period in infancy. To date, the allergenic reactions are mostly reported in adults including oral allergy syndrome, contact dermatitis, exacerbations of asthma, and rarely anaphylaxis.