Diet has an important role to play in many skin disorders, and dermatologists are frequently
faced with the difficulty of separating myth from fact when it comes to dietary advice for their …

Thirty years have passed since the concept of latex-fruit syndrome (LFS) was first
introduced. Since then, this phenomenon, characterized by cross-reactivity between natural …

Anaphylactic shock is a life-threatening allergic response characterized by severe
hypotension, inducing tissue hypoperfusion with possible multi-organ failure and death. We …

RESUMO A alergia ao látex representa um importante problema de saúde em grupos
populacionais seleccionados, denominados de risco. A identificação precoce e a instituição …

To the Editor, Members from Cucurbitaceae family have been reported to induce food
allergy. 1 Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) pulp has been mostly the allergenic source but few …

Diet plays a very important role in various dermatological conditions. Many conditions occur
due to deficiency or excess of a particular nutrient, while some conditions are related to …

Objective: Up to 2 out of 3 spina bifida (sb) patients with natural rubber latex (NRL)
antibodies (ab) have crossreacting IgE-ab against tropical fruit, due to structural homologies …

Allergy to fruits and vegetables either involves a primary sensitisation to an allergen in the
plant food, usually one which is stable to heat and digestion, or it is a secondary reaction …

Recently the role of diet in the prevention and treatment of diseases has been increasingly
explored. Historically, nutrition is neglected in medical education and food fads tend to be …

Recently the role of diet in the prevention and treatment of diseases has been increasingly
explored. Historically, nutrition is neglected in medical education and food fads tend to be …