IgE-mediated urticaria/angioedema after ingestion of mussels.
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Sir, The ingestion of crustacea and mollusca is one of the most frequent causes of food allergy (1). The mollusca phylum includes lamellibranchia (bivalves) and involves the following orders: mytiloida (familia mytilidae: mussels); ostreoida (familia ostreidae: oysters) and veneroida (familia veneridae: clams) (2). Herein we report a study of 11 cases of IgE-mediated urticaria/angioedema caused by mussels.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Acta dermato-venereologica
دوره 81 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001