A Case of Wheat-Dependent Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis.

Author: Hee Bong LEE ¹ ; In Su AHN ; Ji Hoon CHOI ; Chun Wook PARK
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1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea. dermlee@yahoo.co.kr
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Food allergy; Wheat dependent exercise induced anaphylaxis
MeSH: Anaphylaxis; Child; Dermatitis, Atopic; Female; Food Hypersensitivity; Humans; Middle Aged; Triticum; Urticaria
From:Annals of Dermatology 2009;21(4):447-449
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Foods are recognized as a common cause of urticaria; however, the role of food is considered to be more important in acute not chronic urticaria. Wheat is a basic ingredient found in many common foods. Food allergy to wheat is primarily described in children in the form of atopic dermatitis. It is rare in adults; where it is mainly reported in exercise-induced anaphylaxis. We report a case of wheat dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis that occurred in a 54-year-old Korean woman.