The difficulties of diagnosing food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis in childhood -- a case study and review

Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2006 Mar;17(2):157-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2005.00374.x.

Abstract

We describe a case report of peanut and hens egg-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis in a 13-yr-old child, and assess the fundamental importance of careful investigations to differentiate food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis from other forms of allergic reactions.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anaphylaxis / diagnosis*
  • Anaphylaxis / etiology
  • Egg Hypersensitivity / complications
  • Egg Hypersensitivity / diagnosis*
  • Exercise*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Peanut Hypersensitivity / complications
  • Peanut Hypersensitivity / diagnosis*
  • Urticaria / etiology