Celery allergy confirmed by double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge: A clinical study in 32 subjects with a history of adverse reactions to celery root

• Published in: Journal of allergy and clinical immunology Vol. 106; no. 2; pp. 373 - 378
• Main Authors: Ballmer-Weber, Barbara K., Vieths, Stefan, Lüttkopf, Dirk, Heuschmann, Pascale, Wüthrich, Brunello
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.08.2000; Elsevier
• Subjects: Administration, Oral; Adolescent; Adult; Allergens - immunology; Allergic diseases; Antigens, Plant; Apiaceae - adverse effects; Apium graveolens dulce; Biological and medical sciences; celery allergy; double-blind; Double-Blind Method; Female; Food allergy; food challenge; Food Hypersensitivity - diagnosis; Food Hypersensitivity - etiology; Humans; Immunopathology; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; oral allergy syndrome; Other localizations; placebo-controlled; Plant Proteins - immunology; Pollen - immunology; Skin Tests; systemic reaction; OAS; Food allergy; food challenge; systemic reaction; NPV; PEI; SPT; PPV; oral allergy syndrome; placebo-controlled; celery allergy; double-blind; DBPCFC; Human; Immunopathology; Allergy; Prick test; Specific IgE; Apium graveolens; Celery; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Double blind study; Spermatophyta; Umbelliferae; Diagnosis; Food; Allergen; Skin test; Provocation test

Background: Celery root is a frequent cause of food allergy in pollen-sensitized patients. Because of problems in blinding challenges with fresh vegetables and the risk of anaphylactic reactions, no double-blind, placebo-controlled, food challenges (DBPCFCs) with celery have been published so far. O...