Oral mite anaphylaxis by Thyreophagus entomophagus in a child: a case report

Sensitization to Thyreophagus entomophagus, a storage mite, is uncommon and might produce occupational respiratory disorders in farmers. We present the first case of a child suffering anaphylaxis produced by ingestion of contaminated flour with Thyreophagus entomophagus.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Iglesias-Souto, Javier, Sánchez-Machín, Inmaculada, Iraola, Víctor, Poza, Paloma, González, Ruperto, Matheu, Víctor
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2789704/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19939244
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-7961-7-10
Descripción
Sumario:Sensitization to Thyreophagus entomophagus, a storage mite, is uncommon and might produce occupational respiratory disorders in farmers. We present the first case of a child suffering anaphylaxis produced by ingestion of contaminated flour with Thyreophagus entomophagus.

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