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Allergy to the coffee plant.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7710000     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Occupational respiratory allergy to green coffee beans in coffee roastery workers is well established. I now report on a 50-year-old female atopic patient sensitized to the coffee plant used for indoor decoration. The symptoms were rhinitis and conjunctivitis on exposure to the plant. Investigation showed a positive skin prick test, RAST, and rhinoconjunctival provocation test to coffee leaf allergen extract. However, the commercially available RAST disk for green coffee beans seems to be appropriate for diagnosing allergy to the potted coffee plant.
Authors:
I G Axelsson
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Allergy     Volume:  49     ISSN:  0105-4538     ISO Abbreviation:  Allergy     Publication Date:  1994 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-05-11     Completed Date:  1995-05-11     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7804028     Medline TA:  Allergy     Country:  DENMARK    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  885-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Immunology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Allergens / immunology
Coffee / immunology*
Conjunctivitis / etiology
Female
Humans
Hypersensitivity / complications,  diagnosis,  immunology*
Middle Aged
Nasal Provocation Tests
Plants / immunology*
Radioallergosorbent Test
Rhinitis / etiology
Skin Tests
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Allergens; 0/Coffee

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