Anaphylactic reaction to chamomile tea

Steviol glycoside safety: Are highly purified steviol glycoside sweeteners food allergens?

“…While contact allergy to chamomile tea has been frequently reported, IgE-mediated anaphylaxis is rare (Andres et al, 2009;Benner and Lee, 1973;Casterline, 1980;Reider et al, 2000;Sanchez Palacios et al, 2007;Subiza et al, 1989). Reider et al (2000) reported that patients with positive IgE reactions to chamomile also reacted to related allergens including several inhalation allergens from the Asteraceae family such as mugwort.…”

Allergy to foods in patients monosensitized to Artemisia pollen

“…Some patients sensitized to Compositae pollen may develop allergic symptoms after touching or ingesting Compositae food or tea such as camomile (5)(6)(7) or sunflower seed (8), or even unrelated foods, such as honey (9), celery, carrot, and spices (10)(11)(12)(13). It is known that patients with pollinosis may have oral and systemic manifestations because of allergy to certain vegetables, but subjects allergic to Artemisia seem to show peculiar characteristics.…”

Hazards of challenge tests in atopic dermatitis

“…Foods well-described as triggers of anaphylactic shock or explosive allergic reactions are diverse, and include cow's milk (25,35), beans (35), fish (35), rice (35), potato (35), nut (35), tangerine (35), orange (36), soya (4,37), chicken (4), corn (4), wheat (38), banana (38), kiwi fruit (40), sesame seed (41), sunflower seed (42), millet seed (43), mango (44,45), chamomile (46) and celery (only raw) (47) or when raw or cooked (48). Foods well-described as triggers of anaphylactic shock or explosive allergic reactions are diverse, and include cow's milk (25,35), beans (35), fish (35), rice (35), potato (35), nut (35), tangerine (35), orange (36), soya (4,37), chicken (4), corn (4), wheat (38), banana (38), kiwi fruit (40), sesame seed (41), sunflower seed (42), millet seed (43), mango (44,45), chamomile (46) and celery (only raw) (47) or when raw or cooked (48).…”