title: Allergy to pomegranate (Punica granatum).
abstract: We present the case of a 7-year-old IgE-dependent asthmatic child who, moments after ingesting several pomegranate seeds, showed a clinical condition of bronchospasm which responded to treatment with inhaled salbutamol. Cutaneous tests using the prick-by-prick techniques with extract of the fresh fruit were positive and the RAST for pomegranate was 0.8 PRU/ml. In the literature studied, we have found few specific references to allergy to pomegranate.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Allergology and Immunology Unit, Hospital Materno-Infantil Vall D'Hebrón, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gaig
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Botey
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pena
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Eseverri
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marín
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications; D001986:Bronchial Spasm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005638:Fruit / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D007073:Immunoglobulin E