Asia Pac Allergy.  2016 Jul;6(3):192-194. 10.5415/apallergy.2016.6.3.192.

Marking nut anaphylaxis

• Fok JS
• Kral AC
• Hayball J
• Smith WB

• KMID: 2400422
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5415/apallergy.2016.6.3.192

Abstract

Marking nut Semecarpus anacardium, so-called because it contains a pigment that has been used in the past to mark fabrics, is a known cause of contact hypersensitivity. It may be ingested as an ingredient of some traditional Hindi foods. We describe the first reported case of anaphylaxis to marking nut.

Keyword

Marking nut; Anaphylaxis; Hypersensitivity

MeSH Terms

Anaphylaxis*
Dermatitis, Contact
Hypersensitivity
Nuts*
Semecarpus

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A) Marking nut. (B) Protein electrophoresis comparing marking nut extract and cashew nut extract. Lane 1, BenchMark unstained protein ladder (Life Technologies, a subsidiary of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA); lane 2, cashew nut extract; lane 3, marking nut extract.

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