Anaphylaxis Following Ingestion of a Psyllium-Containing Cereal
| Autor: | Patricia Zumerchik, Baltazar R. Espiritu, Renee R. Lantner, Mary C. Tobin |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Allergy Inhalation business.industry medicine.medical_treatment digestive oral and skin physiology Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Laxative General Medicine Basophil medicine.disease Psyllium chemistry.chemical_compound Increased risk medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry Internal medicine Immunology medicine Ingestion business Histamine Sensitization Anaphylaxis medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. 264:2534 |
| ISSN: | 0098-7484 |
| Popis: | Recently, psyllium hydrophilic mucilloid, a bulk-forming laxative, has been added to breakfast cereals for cholesterol-lowering effects. We report a case of a 60-year-old woman with no prior history of psyllium ingestion who developed anaphylactic symptoms after eating a psyllium-containing cereal. Her only previous exposure was dispensing a psyllium-containing laxative as a nurse. Immunoglobulin E—mediated sensitization was documented by skin testing and basophil histamine release. The literature is reviewed regarding allergic reactions to psyllium. Health care workers and pharmaceutical workers handling psyllium may be at increased risk due to sensitization from inhalation. Physicians and consumers should be aware of potential serious reactions from eating psyllium-containing cereals even without prior history of ingestion of psyllium. ( JAMA . 1990;264:2534-2536) |
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