title: Fixed Food Eruption Caused by Actinidia arguta (Hardy Kiwi): A Case Report and Literature Review.
abstract: Fixed drug eruption (FDE) is a common hypersensitivity reaction characterized by recurrent, well-circumscribed, erythematous patches that arise at the same site as a result of systemic drug exposure. However, fixed food eruption (FFE), a lesion triggered by food ingestion, is a rare allergy that was first defined in 1996. Based on their anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties, the fruit and leaves of Actinidia arguta, the hardy kiwi, are widely consumed across Korea, Japan, and China. This report describes the first case of FFE caused by hardy kiwi leaves, known as Daraesun in Korean, confirmed by oral provocation tests and skin biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.|Institute of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyoung Hee
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.|Institute of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Byung Keun
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.|Institute of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.|Seoul National University Hospital Regional Pharmacovigilance Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ju Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.|Institute of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Woo Jung
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.|Institute of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.|Seoul National University Hospital Regional Pharmacovigilance Center, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hye Ryun
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.|Institute of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Heung Woo
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.|Institute of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang Heon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.|Institute of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Seoul National University Medical Research Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. drmin@snu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Kyung Up
authors.initials: KU
authors.lastname: Min
keywords: Fixed food eruption; actinidia arguta; food allergy