title: Grass pollen triggered anaphylaxis in an adolescent boy.
abstract: Anaphylaxis is a rapid onset serious allergic reaction which may be fatal. It is usually triggered by an agent such as a food, insect sting, or medication, through a mechanism involving immunoglobulin E (IgE) and the high-affinity IgE receptor on mast cells or basophils. Anaphylaxis has been rarely described which results from pollen antigen exposure. Here, we present unusual anaphylaxis, which results from inhaled pollen antigen in a 15-year-old boy.
authors.affiliation: Erciyes University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Allergy Kayseri, Turkey. E-mail: himmetakar@gmail.com Phone: + 90 352 207 66 66 / 25 125 Fax: +90 352 437 58 25.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Haluk Akar
authors.affiliation: Erciyes University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akif Goktas
authors.affiliation: Erciyes University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Allergy, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tahan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006109:Poaceae / Q000276:immunology*; D011058:Pollen / Q000276:immunology*
keywords: Anaphylaxis; adolescent; grass pollen