<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Clinical entities of food allergy in allergic rhinitis patients due to IgE-sensitization to cross-reactive aeroallergen and food allergen components are well described, but less data are available regarding allergic reactions to foods containing aeroallergens, either due to food contamination, such as oral mite anaphylaxis, or due to their natural presence in the edible products, such as pollen grains in honey and bee products. There are some potential risks for allergic rhinitis subjects due to ingestion of food products containing domestic mite, insect, fungal and pollen allergens. The knowledge of these risks is useful for the allergists and ENT specialists, especially in the context of climate changes with warmer periods facilitating mite growth in flours, and of increase use of phytotherapy and apitherapy products containing pollen grains.</p></abstract>

Clinical entities of food allergy in allergic rhinitis patients due to IgE-sensitization to cross-reactive aeroallergen and food allergen components are well described, but less data are available regarding allergic reactions to foods containing aeroallergens, either due to food contamination, such as oral mite anaphylaxis, or due to their natural presence in the edible products, such as pollen grains in honey and bee products. There are some potential risks for allergic rhinitis subjects due to ingestion of food products containing domestic mite, insect, fungal and pollen allergens. The knowledge of these risks is useful for the allergists and ENT specialists, especially in the context of climate changes with warmer periods facilitating mite growth in flours, and of increase use of phytotherapy and apitherapy products containing pollen grains.

The presence of aeroallergens in food products: a potential risk for the patient with allergic rhinitis

Department of Allergology, “Nicolae Malaxa” Clinical Hospital

“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Romanian Journal of Rhinology

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Clinical entities of food allergy in allergic rhinitis patients due to IgE-sensitization to cross-reactive aeroallergen and food allergen components are well...

The presence of aeroallergens in food products: a potential risk for the patient with allergic rhinitis

Data publikacji: 13 mar 2018

Zakres stron: 11 - 15

Otrzymano: 30 gru 2017

Przyjęty: 20 sty 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjr-2018-0001

Słowa kluczowe
aeroallergens, allergic rhinitis, food allergy

© 2018 Florin-Dan Popescu et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The presence of aeroallergens in food products: a potential risk for the patient with allergic rhinitis

Data publikacji: 13 mar 2018

Zakres stron: 11 - 15

Otrzymano: 30 gru 2017

Przyjęty: 20 sty 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjr-2018-0001

Słowa kluczoweaeroallergens, allergic rhinitis, food allergy

© 2018 Florin-Dan Popescu et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
aeroallergens, allergic rhinitis, food allergy