Three Cases of Buckwheat Allergy.
- Author:
Kyung Ok CHAE
1
;
Hyun Jeong PARK
;
Sung Woo CHOI
;
Tae Yoon KIM
;
Hyung Ok KIM
;
Chung Won KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Allergy;
Buckwheat
- MeSH:
Fagopyrum*;
Hypersensitivity*;
Skin;
Urticaria
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2001;39(1):79-80
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The most common symptom of buckwheat allergy was asthmatic attack and less common were nasal symptoms, eye symptoms, urticaria, and gastrointestinal symptoms. The pathomechanism of this allergy is type I, IgE-mediated immediate type reaction. Three cases showed respiratory discomforts after exposure to buckwheat and revealed positive reactions to buckwheat in the skin prick test. We report typical three cases of buckwheat allergy.
