[A case of anaphylaxis caused by sunflower seed].
A 14 years old boy experienced an anaphylactic reaction of dyspnea, vomiting, urticaria and hypotension after he ate sunflower seeds. Specific IgE-mediated hypersensitivity to sunflower seen extract was demonstrated by skin tests and radioallergosorbent test (RAST). By immunoblotting test analysis (SDS-PAGE, Western blotting method), the allergenic activity of sunflower seem were shown to be in the MW range of 13.5 Kd.
Iwaya
M
M
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University.
Murakami
G
G
Kurose
K
K
Matsuno
M
M
Onoue
Y
Y
Takayanagi
M
M
Kayahara
M
M
Adachi
Y
Y
Adachi
Y
Y
Okada
T
T
D000293:Adolescent; D000485:Allergens / Q000032:analysis; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D006368:Helianthus / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D012639:Seeds / Q000276:immunology*
D000485:Allergens