Fig and mulberry cross-allergy
| Autor: | Vito Michele Cataldo, Alfredo Tursi, Luigi Macchia, Maria F. Caiaffa |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
| Předmět: |
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Adult Male Allergy Immunology Ficus Cross Reactions medicine.disease_cause Airborne allergen Allergen Radioallergosorbent Test Food allergy Antibody Specificity medicine Immunology and Allergy Humans Child Morus nigra Skin Tests biology Traditional medicine business.industry Immunoglobulin E Middle Aged biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Moraceae Female Morus Carica business Food Hypersensitivity |
| Zdroj: | Annals of allergy, asthmaimmunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma,Immunology. 91(5) |
| ISSN: | 1081-1206 |
| Popis: | Background Hypersensitivity reactions to ingestion of figs ( Ficus carica ) and mulberries ( Morus nigra and Morus alba ) are considered uncommon and have never been reported as occurring in the same patient. Objectives To determine whether hypersensitivity to figs and mulberries can induce cross-allergy. Methods We describe 3 cases of associated fig and mulberry allergy in 3 patients with multiple sensitizations to food allergens (mostly fruit) and airborne allergens. The presence of specific IgE was investigated by skin prick tests and radioallergosorbent tests. Results The 3 patients had a convincing clinical history of food allergy caused by eating fresh figs, and in all 3 cases clinical and/or laboratory evidence of sensitization to mulberries was also collected. Conclusions We reason that Ficus and Morus are closely related genera of the Moraceae family and speculate that hypersensitivity to figs and mulberries might be associated as the result of allergen cross-reactivity rather than mere coincidence. |
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