The Clinical Spectrum of Reactions Due to Banana Allergy/Muz Alerjisine Bagli Olarak Gelisen Reaksiyonlarin Klinik Spektrumu

• Published in: Bagcilar Medical Bulletin Vol. 5; no. 2; p. 60
• Main Authors: Dayioglu, Abdullah, Akgiray, Sena, Nacaroglu, Hikmet Tekin, Erdem, Semiha Bahceci
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Galenos Yayinevi Tic. Ltd 01.06.2020
• Subjects: Atopic dermatitis; Yogurt
• ISSN: 2547-9431
• DOI: 10.4274/BMB.galenos.2020.04.013

Allergic reactions to bananas have rarely been reported. The clinic reports mostly moderate local allergic reactions (Oral Allergy syndrome) to bananas, though some reports state reactions reaching anaphylaxis. We report three cases of banana allergy. The first case, immediately after giving a teaspoon of banana to a 7-month-old baby by the mother, he was admitted to the emergency department with the complaints of vomiting, urticaria, swelling of the mouth and eyes. The second case, after some banana yogurt was eaten by a 6.5-month-old baby, she presented with a rash which developed at the 3rd hour. In the third case, a 16-year-old male patient applied with itchy rashes on his body after eating a banana in 1-2 hours. Our cases are presented to emphasize that urticaria and anaphylaxis may occur due to banana allergy. Keywords: Anaphylaxis, atopic dermatitis, banana allergy Muza karsi alerjik reaksiyon nadir olarak raporlanmistir. Muz alerjisinde klinik genellikle orta derecede lokal semptomlar (Oral Alerji sendromu) seklinde bildirilmekte, ancak bazi raporlarda anafilaksiye kadar gidebilen siddetli semptomlar da bildirilmistir. Bu bildiride muz alerjisi tanisi alan uc olgu sunulmustur. Ilk olgu 7 aylikken annesinin 1 cay kasigi muz yedirmesinden hemen sonra fiskirarak kusma, urtiker, agiz ve gozlerde sislik sikayetiyle acile basvurdu. Ikinci olgu 6,5 aylikken yedigi muzlu yogurt sonrasi 3. saatte gelisen dokuntu sikayetiyle bize basvurdu. Ucuncu olgu olan 16 yasindaki erkek hasta, muz yedikten 1-2 saat sonra vucutta kasintili dokuntuler ile basvurdu. Muz alerjisine bagli urtiker ve anafilaksi gorulebilecegini vurgulamak icin olgularimiz sunulmustur. Anahtar kelimeler: Anafilaksi, atopik dermatit, muz alerjisi