Audit of the use of intravenous immunoglobulin for antibody deficiencies in a Clinical Immunology Unit.

of skin products (protective creams, soaps, body lotions, shampoos, etc.). It has been suggested that sensitization to proteins from certain foods such as coconuts could be due to topical exposure through the skin. Whether it is through this route or the oral route by ingestion of foods containing products derived from coconuts, it is very probable that exposure to coconut proteins is now occurring from very early ages and thus the risk of sensitization to this fruit could facilitate an increase in allergic reactions to coconuts in the coming years. In summary, we present a case of anaphylaxis in a child due to ingestion of coconut, and it is very probable that 7S globulin is the principal protein implicated in this allergic process.