Hypersensitivity reaction to pine nuts (pinon nuts--pignolia).
This report describes two patients with allergic reactions due to the ingestion of pine nuts. Skin testing to the aqueous allergen revealed immediate positive prick test reactions suggesting an IgE-mediated response. No reported cases have been found previously in a review of the medical literature.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D009754:Nuts / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012882:Skin Tests
D007073:Immunoglobulin E