Oral Mite Anaphylaxis Caused by Mite-Contaminated Okonomiyaki/Pancake-Mix in Japan: 8 Case Reports and a Review of 28 Reported Cases

Oral Mite Anaphylaxis Caused by Mite-Contaminated Okonomiyaki/Pancake-Mix in Japan: 8 Case Reports and a Review of 28 Reported Cases

Background: Anaphylaxis after the ingestion of foods contaminated with mites has recently been recognized. Case series and case reports thus far have shown that mite-contaminated wheat flour is the major cause of oral mite anaphylaxis. However, we have found 8 cases of oral mite anaphylaxis which we...

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Main Authors: Kentaro Takahashi, Masami Taniguchi, Yuma Fukutomi, Kiyoshi Sekiya, Kentaro Watai, Chihiro Mitsui, Hidenori Tanimoto, Chiyako Oshikata, Takahiro Tsuburai, Naomi Tsurikisawa, Kenji Minoguchi, Hiroshi Nakajima, Kazuo Akiyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Allergology International
Subjects:
anaphylaxis
food allergy
Japan
mite
okonomiyaki
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015300083

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