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Case Reports
. 2017 Jan;7(1):48-50.
doi: 10.5415/apallergy.2017.7.1.48. Epub 2017 Jan 26.

Anaphylaxis caused by honey: a case report

Rita Aguiar  1 , Fátima Cabral Duarte  1 , Ana Mendes  1 , Borja Bartolomé  2 , Manuel Pereira Barbosa  1
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Anaphylaxis caused by honey: a case report

Rita Aguiar et al. Asia Pac Allergy. 2017 Jan.

Abstract

Honey allergy is a very rare, but serious health condition. In this study, we presented 1 patient who had anaphylaxis after the honey allergological investigation with skin prick-prick test with honey. Honey as a food has been associated to allergic reactions and as the increased consumption of honey in health food may increase the incidence of honey-related allergic reactions.

Keywords: Anaphylaxis; Honey; Prick-to-prick test.

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Fig. 1. Prick-prick tests with different kinds of honey.
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Fig. 2. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis immunoblotting: (A) honey A extract, (B) bee venom extract. Lane P, patient serum; lane C, control serum (pool of sera from nonatopic subjects); lane M, molecular mass standard.
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