Allergy to pistachio nuts.
Three patients with adverse food reactions due to pistachio and mango were studied. Specific IgE against these tropical stone fruits of the Anacardiaceae family could be demonstrated, indicating type I allergic reactions. Methods are described to detect these specific antibodies in a reproducible way.
Jansen
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Department of Allergology, University Hospital Dijkzigt, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
de Lijster de Raadt
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van Toorenenbergen
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van Wijk
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D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000276:immunology; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D009754:Nuts / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test
D007073:Immunoglobulin E