[Sensitisation to 'poffertjes' as a result of sleeping on a pillow containing buckwheat].
A 19-year-old man suffered an anaphylactic reaction after eating 'poffertjes' (small Dutch pancakes). This reaction appeared to be the result of an IgE-mediated allergy to buckwheat, a principal ingredient of 'poffertjes'. It is highly likely that the patient was sensitised by sleeping on a pillow stuffed with buckwheat husk.
van Ginkel
C J W
CJ
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, afd. Dermatologie, Postbus 85.500, 3508 GA Utrecht. c.ginkel2@azu.nl
D000328:Adult; D019612:Fagopyrum / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male