Mixed plant extract-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis.
10.4168/aard.2015.3.3.219
- Author:
Jin Wha CHOI
1
;
Jeong Ok LEE
;
Jaehee CHOI
;
Youngshin HAN
;
Jihyun KIM
;
Kangmo AHN
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jhlovechild@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Panax ginseng;
Exercise;
Anaphylaxis
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Anaphylaxis*;
Diagnosis;
Dyspnea;
Female;
Humans;
Motor Activity;
Panax;
Plants*;
Urticaria
- From:Allergy, Asthma & Respiratory Disease
2015;3(3):219-223
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis (FDEIA) is a potentially life-threatening clinical reaction in which anaphylaxis develops when physical activity occurs within a few hours after ingesting a specific food. An 18-year-old girl experienced generalized urticaria, periorbital swelling, and dyspnea repeatedly by exercise after intake of a red ginseng health supplement. A confirmed diagnosis was established in this case by using an exercise challenge test after ingesting mixed-plant extract containing red ginseng health supplement. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of FDEIA caused by components in a red ginseng health supplement.
