Wheat induced urticaria.

A case of wheat-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis.

Foods are recognized as a common cause of urticaria; however, the role of food is considered to be more important in acute not chronic urticaria. Wheat is a basic ingredient found in many common foods. Food allergy to wheat is primarily described in children in the form of atopic dermatitis. It is rare in adults; where it is mainly reported in exercise-induced anaphylaxis. We report a case of w...

Contact urticaria induced by hydrolyzed wheat protein in cosmetic cream.

Wheat-dependent, Exercise-induced Anaphylaxis: A Successful Case of Prevention with Ketotifen.

Food-dependent, exercise-induced anaphylaxis (FDEIA) is the triggering of anaphylaxis after ingestion of certain foods when followed by physical exercise. Symptoms vary from the typical generalized urticaria to severe allergic reactions. We report the case of a 20-year-old woman who had a 7-year history of recurrent wheals and dyspnea after ingesting several kinds of food (wheat, pork, and beef...

Comparison of Specific IgE Antibodies to Wheat Component Allergens in Two Phenotypes of Wheat Allergy

Specific IgE to gliadin was proposed as a marker for wheat dependent exercise induced anaphylaxis, while Tri a 14 was found to induce IgE response in baker's asthma. We evaluated whether these components could be used for discriminating phenotypes of wheat allergy. Twenty-nine patients who were wheat-induced anaphylaxis and/or urticaria (n=21, group I) and baker's asthma (n=8, group II) were en...

Managing exercise food induced anaphylaxis

Food dependent exercise induced anaphylaxis (FDEIA) is an IgE mediated adverse reaction to specific foods, where symptoms only appear in combination with physical activity. In absence of exercise, subjects with FDEIA tolerate the offending food. FDEIA can, as the nomenclature indicates, be life threatening, but most common symptoms are urticaria, flushing, pruritus and angioedema. The mechanism...