Table 1.
Demographic, clinical features and sensitivities of patients
| Patient | Age | Health Professional | Symptoms after latex exposure | Symptoms after manioc exposure | Episodes of Anaphylaxis | Prick to Prick Raw Cassava | Prick to Prick Rubber Latex | ImmunoCAP |
Other Allergies | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latex | Hev b 3 | Hev b 5 | Hev b 6 | Hev b 8 | Hev b 11 | |||||||||
| 1 | 72 | No | S, NS, EI | D, C, S, CO, A, N | 3 | + | + | + | - | + | + | - | - | Latex, Papaya, Peach |
| 2 | 55 | Yes | U, A | D, U | 2 | + | - | + | - | + | + | - | + | – |
| 3 | 61 | Yes | C, S, SI | D, S, CO, A | 1 | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | – |
| 4 | 55 | Yes | SI, D, C | D, S, CO, U, A | 1 | + | + | + | - | + | - | - | - | Kiwi, Passion Fruit, Pineapple, Avocado, Grape. Eggplant |
| 5 | 31 | Yes | NS | A | 0 | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | – |
| 6 | 37 | Yes | NS | U, A | 0 | + | + | + | - | + | - | - | - | Latex |
| 7 | 55 | No | U | D, C, S, CO, U, A, N, DI | 7 | + | + | + | - | + | - | - | - | Latex, Papaya, Peach, Banana |
| 8 | 52 | Yes | D, U, A | D, C, S, CO, U, A | 4 | + | + | + | + | + | + | - | - | Latex, Papaya |
| 9 | 70 | No | NI | D, C, S, CO, U | 1 | + | + | - | - | + | + | - | + | Latex, Papaya, Pineapple |
| 10 | 62 | Yes | NI | D, A, N, AP | ND | + | + | + | + | + | - | - | - | Latex, Papaya, Avocado |
D: dyspnea; C: cough; S: sneeze; CO: coryza; U: urticaria; A: angioedema; N: nausea; AP: abdominal pain; DI: diarrhea; SI: skin itching; NS: no symptons; NO: nasal obstruction; EI: eye itching; NI: no information; Prick to Prick + positive (≥ 3x3 mm) - negative (≤ 3x3); ND: not done; ImmunoCAP + positive (≥ 0,35 kUA/L); Hev b (Hevea brasiliensis)