Abstract:Allergy to lemon can be caused by both IgE-mediated and IgG-dependent mechanisms, or have a combined IgE/IgG-dependent origin. For the first time, a clinical case of a combined immediate and delayed allergic reaction to eating lemon, which manifests itself in the form of oral allergic syndrome and gastrointestinal symptoms, in a 31-year-old woman was described. The patient was diagnosed with polysensitization to various food, household and pollen antigens, cross-allergy to fruits of the Rutaceae family (orange… Show more
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