Hypersensitivity reaction to pine nuts (pinon nuts--pignolia).

This report describes two patients with allergic reactions due to the ingestion of pine nuts. Skin testing to the aqueous allergen revealed immediate positive prick test reactions suggesting an IgE-mediated response. No reported cases have been found previously in a review of the medical literature.

Keywords

Adult, Male, Adolescent, Humans, Nuts, Female, Immunoglobulin E, Food Hypersensitivity, Skin Tests

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