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INVOLVEMENT OF LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN IN ONION ALLERGY

2007; Elsevier BV; Volume: 98; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s1081-1206(10)60700-4

1534-4436

Ernesto Enrique, Tamim Malek, José Antonio de Mateo, JoséVicenté Castelló, M. Lombardero, Domingo Barber, Gabriel Salcedo,

Contact Dermatitis and Allergies

Hypersensitivity to onion has been described as a cause of contact dermatitis, rhinoconjunctivitis, and asthma induced by handling of onions, but few publications in the literature report allergic reactions due to onion ingestion despite its wide use. 1 Asero R Mistrello G Roncarolo D Amato S A case of onion allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2001; 108: 309-310 PubMed Google Scholar Herein, we describe a case of a 19-year-old atopic woman who experienced urticaria after ingestion of raw onions. The patient had had rhinoconjunctivitis and contact urticaria to mugwort for the past 2 years, and oral pruritus after ingestion of raw onion and peel peach had occurred 1 year ago.