A 78-year-old woman visited the division of cardiovascular disease in our hospital. She underwent a cardiac catheter examination, and a Swan-Ganz catheter was inserted. Several minutes later, she developed anaphylactic shock. She had no past history of latex allergy, but did have a banana allergy. Skin prick tests showed a positive reaction to an extract of latex gloves and an extract of the ba...

Background Classical allergen-specific immunotherapy (SIT), using subcutaneous injections with food extracts, may be effective but dangerous due to anaphylactic side-effects. The FAST project (Food Allergy Specific Immunotherapy) aims at the development of safe and effective treatment of food allergies, targeting persistent and severe allergy to fish (cod) and fruit (peach). Both are caused by ...

Background: Despite rare reports of persimmon anaphylaxis, the association of persimmon with natural rubber latex is low or undetermined, and latex-fruit syndrome presenting with anaphylaxis caused by persimmon has not been reported. Methods: Allergy skin testing were performed for aeroallergens, persimmon and plant foods, including those implicated in the latex-fruit syndrome and local fruits....

Research reflects that true food allergy affects 6-8% of infants, 3-5% of young children and 2-4% of adults. This incidence has rapidly increased over the last 25 years. Nut allergies which were first documented in the early 1980s are now very common, while the incidence of cow’s milk allergy seems to have reached a plateau. As our eating habits change and we become exposed to more exotic foods...

Approximately 30-50% of individuals who are allergic to natural rubber latex (NRL) show an associated hypersensitivity to some plant-derived foods, especially freshly consumed fruits. This association of latex allergy and allergy to plant-derived foods is called latex-fruit syndrome. An increasing number of plant sources, such as avocado, banana, chestnut, kiwi, peach, tomato, potato and bell p...

Our study analyses the sensitisation profile to kiwi allergens in patients suffering from atopic dermatitis with use of ALEX2 Allergy Explorer test. The molecular components latex, banana, avocado, pollen, seeds within latex fruit syndrome was also evaluated. Altogether 100 were examined. incidence clinical reaction observed 15% patients; a combination Act d 1, 2 and 10 gave diagnostic sensitiv...

Allergic reactions to fresh fruits and nuts have become increasingly common. Mango (Mangifera indica) is a popular fruit eaten all over the world. We report the case of a 43-year-old woman who experienced oropharyngeal itching, swelling of the face and other parts of the body, and difficulty breathing within a few minutes of eating ripe mango fruit. The woman had no history of pollen or latex a...