Anaphylaxis related to avocado ingestion: a case and review

Anaphylaxis to avocado, independent of latex sensitization, has been rarely reported in the literature. This case report describes a 15 year old male who experienced anaphylaxis within half an hour after eating avocado-containing food. Avocado consumption is common in both North America and South Am...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Abrams, Elissa M, Becker, Allan B, Gerstner, Thomas V
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3127795/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21663642
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1710-1492-7-12
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Sumario:Anaphylaxis to avocado, independent of latex sensitization, has been rarely reported in the literature. This case report describes a 15 year old male who experienced anaphylaxis within half an hour after eating avocado-containing food. Avocado consumption is common in both North America and South America. It is important to consider avocado as a cause of anaphylaxis, even in patients not sensitized to latex.

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