Buckwheat anaphylaxis: an unusual allergen in Taiwan.

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dc.contributor.authorWang, Tsung-Chien_US
dc.contributor.authorShyur, Shyh-Daren_US
dc.contributor.authorWen, Da-Chinen_US
dc.contributor.authorKao, Yu-Hsuanen_US
dc.contributor.authorHuang, Li-Hsinen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T17:13:56Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T17:13:56Z
dc.date.issued2006-12-02en_US
dc.descriptionPublished by the Allergy and Immunology Society of Thailand.en_US
dc.description.abstractIgE-mediated hypersensitivity to buckwheat is common in Korea, Japan, and some other Asian countries. However, buckwheat is not a common allergen in Taiwan. We report a woman with asthma who had anaphylactic shock, generalized urticaria, and an acute exacerbation of asthma five minutes after ingesting buckwheat. The patient underwent skin prick and Pharmacia CAP testing (Uppsala, Sweden) for specific IgE to buckwheat, white sesame and soybean as well as other common allergens in Taiwan including Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Dp), D. farinae (Df), cat and dog dander, cockroach, egg white, cow milk and codfish. The patient had a strongly positive skin prick test response to buckwheat and positive reactions to Dp and latex. Specific IgE results were class 6 for buckwheat, class 4 for Dp and Df, and class 2 for dog dander, wheat, sesame and soybean. Results of an open food challenge with white sesame and soybean were negative. Although buckwheat is a rare allergen in Taiwan, it can cause extremely serious reactions and should be considered in patients presenting with anaphylaxis after exposure to buckwheat.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDivision of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWang TC, Shyur SD, Wen DC, Kao YH, Huang LH. Buckwheat anaphylaxis: an unusual allergen in Taiwan. Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology. 2006 Jun-Sep; 24(2-3): 167-70en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/36739
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAllergens --immunologyen_US
dc.subject.meshAnaphylaxis --diagnosisen_US
dc.subject.meshAsthma --etiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshCereals --immunologyen_US
dc.subject.meshFagopyrum --immunologyen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshHypersensitivity, Immediateen_US
dc.subject.meshSkin Testsen_US
dc.subject.meshTaiwanen_US
dc.subject.meshUrticaria --etiologyen_US
dc.titleBuckwheat anaphylaxis: an unusual allergen in Taiwan.en_US
dc.typeCase Reportsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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