A case of severe allergy to pine-nut.
A case is reported of a patient who showed an immediate allergic reaction after ingestion of pine nut at the age of 38. Subsequently she developed acute allergic symptoms also by inhalation of the allergen, without food ingestion. Finally, the patient showed an acute systemic allergic reaction immediately after skin testing with fresh pine nut.
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Allergy Unit, AUSL di Reggio Emilia, Viale Monte S. Michele, 8-42100 Reggio Emilia, Italy. gianluigi.rossi@ausl.re.it
D000328:Adult; D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021184:Nut Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D012882:Skin Tests
D000485:Allergens