Purpose:
Discussion of four cases in which patients showed hypersensitivity reactions after the consumption of Chinese or Indonesian meals
Research Institution:
Academisch Ziekenhuis, afd. Dermatologie, onderafdeling Allergologie, Utrecht
Scientist(s):
F. de Maat-Bleeker
Results Published:
Etiology of hypersensitivity reactions following Chinese or Indonesian meals. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd, March 1992.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd, December 1992.
Study Design:
Four people's reactions were studied - two men and two women.
Study Results:
The author concludes that the patients in fact had hypersensitivity reactions to foods, namely allergy to prawns, peanuts or spices, in particular coriander, rather than to monosodium glutamate.