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Anaphylactic reaction to lychee in a 12-year-old girl: Cross-reactivity to latex?

2002; Wiley; Volume: 13; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1034/j.1399-3038.2002.00032.x

1399-3038

B. Niggemann, Susanne Reibel, C Hipler, U. Wahn,

Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization

Pediatric Allergy and ImmunologyVolume 13, Issue 1 p. 64-67 Anaphylactic reaction to lychee in a 12-year-old girl: Cross-reactivity to latex? B. Niggemann, B. Niggemann Department of Pediatric Pneumology and Immunology, University Children's Hospital, Charité of Humboldt University, Berlin,Search for more papers by this authorS. Reibel, S. Reibel Department of Pediatric Pneumology and Immunology, University Children's Hospital, Charité of Humboldt University, Berlin,Search for more papers by this authorC. Hipler, C. Hipler Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Jena, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorU. Wahn, U. Wahn Department of Pediatric Pneumology and Immunology, University Children's Hospital, Charité of Humboldt University, Berlin,Search for more papers by this author B. Niggemann, B. Niggemann Department of Pediatric Pneumology and Immunology, University Children's Hospital, Charité of Humboldt University, Berlin,Search for more papers by this authorS. Reibel, S. Reibel Department of Pediatric Pneumology and Immunology, University Children's Hospital, Charité of Humboldt University, Berlin,Search for more papers by this authorC. Hipler, C. Hipler Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Jena, GermanySearch for more papers by this authorU. Wahn, U. Wahn Department of Pediatric Pneumology and Immunology, University Children's Hospital, Charité of Humboldt University, Berlin,Search for more papers by this author First published: 09 May 2002 https://doi.org/10.1034/j.1399-3038.2002.00032.xCitations: 14 Dr B. 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