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Case Reports
. 1997 Oct 27;159(44):6532-3.

[Mealworm allergy]

[Article in Danish]
A Bygum  1 , C Bindslev-Jensen
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  • PMID: 9411975
Case Reports

[Mealworm allergy]

[Article in Danish]
A Bygum et al. Ugeskr Laeger. .

Abstract

A 24 year-old female employed in a pet shop developed occupationally related asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis and contact urticaria caused by exposure to the yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus) sold as food for birds and reptiles. A wholebody extract of the mealworm showed positive prick test and histamine release.

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