J Asthma Allergy Clin Immunol.  2003 Sep;23(3):539-543.

A case of wheat-induced anaphylaxis in an adult

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  • 1Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea. hspark@madang.ajou.ac.kr

Abstract

Wheat is known as a causative agent of bakers' asthma, wheat-dependent exercise induced anaphylaxis and food allergies in infants and young children. However, there has been few cases of wheat-induced anaphylaxis in adult age. We report a case of wheat-induced anaphylaxis patient presented in an adult and two IgE-binding components(43 kDa and 48 kDa) were identified.


MeSH Terms

Adult*
Anaphylaxis*
Asthma
Child
Food Hypersensitivity
Humans
Infant
Triticum
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