Oral allergy syndrome

Oral allergy syndrome (OAS) is an allergic reaction that occurs after consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables in patients with… (More)

BACKGROUND The efficacy of specific immunotherapy (SIT) in pollen allergy is well established. However, its effect on pollen… (More)

BACKGROUND The few cases of food allergy to fig reported to date, whose main manifestations were anaphylactic reactions, have… (More)

BACKGROUND Melon allergy has been documented by means of double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenges. The most common… (More)

BACKGROUND The term oral allergy syndrome (OAS) describes an IgE-mediated reaction that takes place minutes after ingestion of… (More)

To determine why a significant proportion of birch pollen-sensitive patients do not have the oral allergy syndrome (OAS… (More)

Sera of 17 patients receiving immunotherapy for house-dust mite allergy were tested for IgE antibodies against snail and shrimp… (More)

One hundred adult patients with a history of oral allergy syndrome (OAS) after ingestion of fruits and vegetables, 77 patients… (More)

We have studied 262 patients suffering from hay fever and oral allergy syndrome after fruit and vegetable ingestion. The history… (More)

Eighty highly atopic patients were selected for study because they had either atopic eczema (fifty cases) or atopic reactivity to… (More)