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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BIRCH POLLEN ALLERGY AND ORAL AND PHARYNGEAL HYPERSENSITIVITY TO FRUIT

1995; Japanese Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and neck surgery; Volume: 98; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3950/jibiinkoka.98.1086

1883-0854

Tetsuo Yamamoto, Yasushi Kukuminato, Ikumi Nui, RYUUTA TAKADA, Motoyasu Hirao, Masami Kamimura, HIROKO SAITOU, Kohji Asakura, Akikatsu Kataura,

Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research

We evaluated the relationship between birch pollen allergy and oral and pharyngeal hypersensitivities to certain fruits. 1. Of 171 birch pollen CAP positive (score > or = 2) patients, twenty two (13%) were revealed to be hypersensitive to apples, eleven (6%) to be hypersensitive to peaches, both rates being higher than those found in patients with other CAP positive reactions (orchard grass pollen CAP, mugwort pollen CAP or Dermatophagoides pteronyssius CAP positive). 2. Among the birch pollen CAP positive patients, the higher the CAP score for birch pollen, the higher the prevalences of hypersensitivity to apples and peaches were found to be. 3. Of 171 birch pollen CAP positive patients, six (3.5%) were revealed to be hypersensitive to kiwi fruit. Of 253 patients with other CAP positive reactions, three (1%) were revealed to be hypersensitive to kiwi fruit.