A Case of Contact Urticaria due to Apple, Plum and Peach.
- Author:
Ai Young LEE
;
Sang Hak LEE
;
Yoo Shin LEE
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Apple;
Contact urticaria;
Peach;
Plum
- MeSH:
Eating;
Fruit;
Humans;
Lip;
Male;
Mouth;
Prunus persica*;
Prunus domestica;
Pruritus;
Sensation;
Thorax;
Urticaria*;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1989;27(5):543-546
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Contact urticaria designates a local immediate and/or delayed urticaria reaction, with swelling and redness at the sites of contact with certain agents. Fruits are the frequently causative agent for immunologically mediated contact urticaria. We report herein a contact urticaria occurring in a 20-year-old male immediately aftar contact with peach and plum, and after ingestion of plum, peach and apple. Swelling and itching sensation of lips and oral cavity, and tightness of chest were also developed ofter ingestion of plum, peach and apple.
