title: [Anaphylactic shock due to French galette. Type I allergic reaction to buckwheat].
abstract: A 37-year-old woman twice developed a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction after eating galettes, a special French pancake from Brittany. She had tolerated ordinary pancakes and crepes for many years. The allergological work-up revealed a Type I allergic reaction to buckwheat contained in the galettes. A prick test to buckwheat was positive and specific IgE antibodies to buckwheat were found in her serum. In contrast to wheat, buckwheat is not a cereal but a gluten-free knot-grass, initially from Asia. Whenever a patient suffers from allergic reactions due to pastries, a buckwheat allergy should be considered.
authors.affiliation: Dermatologische Klinik mit Poliklinik des Universitätsklinikums Erlangen, Erlangen.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Plaza
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mahler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D000918:Antibody Specificity / Q000276:immunology; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D003429:Cross Reactions / Q000276:immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019612:Fagopyrum / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood; D007428:Intradermal Tests
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D007073:Immunoglobulin E