BACKGROUND: In a case monitored by the Norwegian National Register for Severe Allergic Reactions to Food, a patient with peanut allergy experienced an allergic reaction after eating a particular brand of hot dog bread. The aim of this study was to identify the eliciting allergen. METHODS: Extracts from the hot dog bread and reference material from peanut, lupine and lupine-fortified food products were analysed by immunochemical methods with patient serum and a new polyclonal anti-lupine antibody. RESULTS: Evidence could be provided that the hot dog bread contained proteins from lupine but not from peanut. CONCLUSION: Crossed peanut-lupine allergy can have clinical significance. A peanut-allergic patient reacted against hidden lupine protein in a hot dog bread. Presented with our results, the producer confirmed the use of lupine flour and changed the ingredient list. Copyright 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel
BACKGROUND: In a case monitored by the Norwegian National Register for Severe Allergic Reactions to Food, a patient with peanutallergy experienced an allergic reaction after eating a particular brand of hot dog bread. The aim of this study was to identify the eliciting allergen. METHODS: Extracts from the hot dog bread and reference material from peanut, lupine and lupine-fortified food products were analysed by immunochemical methods with patient serum and a new polyclonal anti-lupine antibody. RESULTS: Evidence could be provided that the hot dog bread contained proteins from lupine but not from peanut. CONCLUSION: Crossed peanut-lupine allergy can have clinical significance. A peanut-allergic patient reacted against hidden lupine protein in a hot dog bread. Presented with our results, the producer confirmed the use of lupine flour and changed the ingredient list. Copyright 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel
Authors: Ellen Namork; Christiane K Fæste; Berit A Stensby; Eliann Egaas; Martinus Løvik Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2011-07-26 Impact factor: 3.390