Table 1 Individuals tested in this study
From: Maize IgE binding proteins: each plant a different profile?
Patients | Age | Sex | Maize-specific UniCAP (kU/l) | Eczema | Allergy symptoms | Other reported food allergies | Other allergies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 41 | M | 30.0 (class 4) | No | Itchy eyes; sneezing; wheezing; hives; intense swelling and vomiting | Nuts, beans or seeds (32.8 kU/l -soybean CAP), milk, fish, meat, eggs, wheat products, some fruits and vegetables. | Penicillin, several animals’ hair (cat, dog, horse, hamster…). |
2 | 28 | M | 16.8 (class 3) | No | Hives; wheezing; peanut cause swelling of the throat. | Peanut, soybean (no exact CAP results, but tested positive for peanut and soybean). | Animals’ hair (cat, dog, horse, pigeon), dust, mildew, insect hypersensivity. |
3 | 58 | F | 9.3 (class 3) | No | Sneezing; wheezing. | Egg white. | House dust, pollens |
4 | 29 | F | 5.0 (class 3) | No | Hives; itchy eyes; sneezing; wheezing. | Wheat products, nuts, beans or seeds (no specification). | Grasses, hay, small reaction to dogs’, cats’ and horses’ hair. |
Control | 6 | F | <0.35 (class 0) | -- | -- | -- | -- |