Polyethylene glycols and polysorbates: Two still neglected ingredients causing true IgE-mediated reactions

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¹ Pneumology and Allergy Department, Hospital Sacro Cuore, Gallipoli, Lecce, Italy. Electronic address: gf.calogiuri@libero.it.
² Dermatologic Clinic, Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
³ Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, School of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
⁴ Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Unit of Internal Medicine, "F. Miulli" Hospital, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Bari, Italy.
⁵ Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of Internal Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.

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Gianfranco Calogiuri et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019 Sep-Oct.

. 2019 Sep-Oct;7(7):2509-2510.

doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2019.05.058.

¹ Pneumology and Allergy Department, Hospital Sacro Cuore, Gallipoli, Lecce, Italy. Electronic address: gf.calogiuri@libero.it.
² Dermatologic Clinic, Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
³ Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, School of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
⁴ Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Unit of Internal Medicine, "F. Miulli" Hospital, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Bari, Italy.
⁵ Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Section of Internal Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy.

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Immediate Hypersensitivity to Polyethylene Glycols and Polysorbates: More Common Than We Have Recognized.
Stone CA Jr, Liu Y, Relling MV, Krantz MS, Pratt AL, Abreo A, Hemler JA, Phillips EJ. Stone CA Jr, et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019 May-Jun;7(5):1533-1540.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2018.12.003. Epub 2018 Dec 14. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019. PMID: 30557713 Free PMC article.