title: Mustard allergy. Two anaphylactic reactions to ingestion of mustard sauce.
abstract: Two cases of anaphylactic reactions set off by the ingestion of a small amount of mustard sauce are described. Mediation by specific IgE to mustard was determined by skin prick tests and radioimmunoassay, which suggested a type I hypersensitivity mechanism. Despite the antigenic potency of mustard, a spice that is consumed frequently, very few cases of hypersensitivity from ingestion have been described.
authors.affiliation: Allergy and Clinical Immunology Department, Valle de Hebron Children's Hospital, Universidad Autónoma, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Monreal
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Botey
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pena
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marin
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Eseverri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D009149:Mustard Plant / Q000276:immunology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D007073:Immunoglobulin E