Maize flour-induced rhinitis.
Food allergy rarely causes allergic rhinitis. We report the case of a patient who developed non-occupational persistent rhinitis in adult age, evoked by the ingestion of maize (corn) flour. The symptoms and typical reactions of food allergy occurred only 15 years after the onset of the rhinitis signs.
Borghesan
Franco
F
Allergy outpatient clinic, Padova, Italia.
Borghesan
Nestore
N
D005433:Flour / Q000009:adverse effects; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000276:immunology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012882:Skin Tests; D003313:Zea mays / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology*