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Revista Clínica de Medicina de Familia
On-line version ISSN 2386-8201Print version ISSN 1699-695X
Abstract
BABIANO FERNANDEZ, Miguel Ángel and MUR GIMENO, Pilar. Anaphylactic shock caused by apple: LTP syndrome. Rev Clin Med Fam [online]. 2016, vol.9, n.1, pp.60-62. ISSN 2386-8201.
We report the case of a patient treated in an emergency department of a health center for a clinical picture of anaphylactic shock triggered after ingestion of apple and subsequent practice of physical exercise. In food allergy, it must be remembered that in some people the allergic reaction requires the presence of certain cofactors, such as physical exercise or use of certain prescription drugs such as NSAIDs. It is suspected that the mechanism responsible for this consists in accelerating the absorption of food in the intestine and thereby modulating the severity of symptoms. That is why when lipid transfer proteins (LTP) are involved, if the cofactors are not detected and prevented, they can pose a serious risk for developing severe or fatal episodes of anaphylaxis.
Keywords : Cofactors; Food Allergy; Fruit; LTP Syndrome; Oral Allergy Syndrome; Profilins.