Open AccessUriticaria and angioderma after ingestion of grapes
Author(s) -
Costa Ana Célia,
Silva Pedro Morais,
Santos Maria Conceição,
Barbosa Manuel Pereira
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-p91
Subject(s) - medicine , ingestion , allergy , dermatology , traditional medicine , immunology
Case report We report the case of a 28-year-old female who developed acute generalized urticaria and facial angioedema one hour after ingesting grapes of several varieties. The reaction was treated at Emergency Room level with parenteral administration of corticoids and anti-histamines. She previously ingested grapes and other fresh fruits with no reaction and denied rhinitis complaints. Skin prick tests with a large battery of aeroallergens, including latex, were positive to peach LTP, peach, apple, and plum but were negative with grape commercial extract. Prick by prick procedure performed with the pulp and peel of a variety of red and white grapes yielded positive results, as well as with fresh cherry. Specific IgE (kUA/l; ImmunoCAP, Phadia) were present for peach (1.16), peach LTP (1.79), apple (1.17), plum (1.36) and cherry (0.8) and were negative for grape.