title: A citrus fruit-exclusion diet in sensitive patients and its influence on specific antibodies.
abstract: The presence and kinetics of specific IgE and IgG antibodies against the oranges Citrus aurantium sinensis (CAS) and Citrus silension (CS) were studied in 41 atopic and 20 non-atopic children aged 8-12 years. Diagnostic procedures such as intracutaneous skin tests, IgE PRIST and anti-CAS and anti-CS IgE and IgG RAST were performed in both groups. A citrus fruit-exclusion diet was maintained for 180 days. The comparison of the results before and after the diet showed no significant changes in skin reactivity and RAST values, and even a slight increase was recorded in the latter. We have attempted to explain these puzzling findings.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Alergia, Hospital de Clínicas, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Seoane
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Irañeta
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Scavini
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000917:Antibody Formation; D002648:Child; D002957:Citrus / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004032:Diet; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000097:blood; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000097:blood; D010936:Plant Extracts; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D012882:Skin Tests; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D010936:Plant Extracts; D007073:Immunoglobulin E