Fixed Food Eruption Caused by Actinidia arguta (Hardy Kiwi): A Case Report and Literature Review.
10.4168/aair.2017.9.2.182
- Author:
Kyoung Hee SOHN
1
;
Byung Keun KIM
;
Ju Young KIM
;
Woo Jung SONG
;
Hye Ryun KANG
;
Heung Woo PARK
;
Sang Heon CHO
;
Kyung Up MIN
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. drmin@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
Fixed food eruption;
actinidia arguta;
food allergy
- MeSH:
Actinidia*;
Biopsy;
China;
Drug Eruptions;
Eating;
Food Hypersensitivity;
Fruit;
Hypersensitivity;
Japan;
Korea;
Skin
- From:Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Research
2017;9(2):182-184
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Fixed drug eruption (FDE) is a common hypersensitivity reaction characterized by recurrent, well-circumscribed, erythematous patches that arise at the same site as a result of systemic drug exposure. However, fixed food eruption (FFE), a lesion triggered by food ingestion, is a rare allergy that was first defined in 1996. Based on their anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties, the fruit and leaves of Actinidia arguta, the hardy kiwi, are widely consumed across Korea, Japan, and China. This report describes the first case of FFE caused by hardy kiwi leaves, known as Daraesun in Korean, confirmed by oral provocation tests and skin biopsy.
