Open AccessPlant food allergy in mugwort sensitised patients: two case reports
Author(s) -
Almeida Eugenia,
Carrapatoso Isabel,
Ribeiro Filipa,
Sousa Nuno,
Luís Antonio Segorbe
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-p81
Subject(s) - medicine , mugwort , allergy , food allergy , dermatology , alternative medicine , immunology , pathology
Case 1 Thirty one years old male that presented at age 15 allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and cutaneous pruritus after ingestion of honey and spices. Three years later, he had the same symptoms with ingestion of pepper. Skin prick tests were positive to grass, mugwort, dandelion and ragweed pollen, as well as pepper, curry, paprika and anise. Serum specific IgE was positive to carrot, pea, white bean and chick pea, mugwort, dandelion and grass. ImmunoCAP ISACR was positive to Art v1, Art v 3, Phl p 1 and Cyn d 1.