Anaphylaxis to sunflower seed.
The clinical and immunological investigation of three patients with an acute anaphylaxis after ingesting commercial varieties of sunflower seeds is presented. Specific IgE-mediated hypersensitivity has been demonstrated in all three patients to sunflower seed extract by history, direct skin tests, and positive radioallergosorbent test (RAST) titers. RAST inhibition was positive in two patients tested. Similar tests on controls were negative.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006368:Helianthus / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D012639:Seeds / Q000276:immunology*; D012882:Skin Tests
D007073:Immunoglobulin E