Asia Pac Allergy.  2017 Jan;7(1):48-50. 10.5415/apallergy.2017.7.1.48.

Anaphylaxis caused by honey: a case report

• Aguiar R
• Duarte FC
• Mendes A
• Bartolomé B
• Barbosa MP

• KMID: 2396914
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5415/apallergy.2017.7.1.48

Abstract

Honey allergy is a very rare, but serious health condition. In this study, we presented 1 patient who had anaphylaxis after the honey allergological investigation with skin prick-prick test with honey. Honey as a food has been associated to allergic reactions and as the increased consumption of honey in health food may increase the incidence of honey-related allergic reactions.

Keyword

Honey; Anaphylaxis; Prick-to-prick test

MeSH Terms

Anaphylaxis*
Honey*
Humans
Hypersensitivity
Incidence
Skin

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Prick-prick tests with different kinds of honey.

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  Fig. 2 Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis immunoblotting: (A) honey A extract, (B) bee venom extract. Lane P, patient serum; lane C, control serum (pool of sera from nonatopic subjects); lane M, molecular mass standard.

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