Allergologia et immunopathologia
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Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) · Sep 2010
Case ReportsBee pollen: a dangerous food for allergic children. Identification of responsible allergens.
Bee pollen has been proposed as a food supplement, but it can be a dangerous food for people with allergy. We study an allergic reaction after ingestion of bee pollen in a 4-year-old boy who had developed rhinitis in the last spring and autumn. ⋯ Foods derived from bees can be dangerous to people with allergy to pollen.
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Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) · Sep 2010
Comparative StudyResults of the oral egg-challenge test performed on two different groups of children. One group with a history, suggestive of allergic reaction with egg intake and the other group sensitised to hen's egg without previous egg intake.
Egg allergy is an adverse immune-system reaction of an IgE-mediated type, which can happen in children after egg intake and several times after their first egg intake. ⋯ No statistically significant differences were found in the behaviour of the two groups studied. Given the high risk of adverse reactions, it was recommended that any egg-introduction tests were to be performed in a hospital environment on the children who were sensitised to hen's egg (including children without prior egg intake).