Table 1.

Clinical data, rCuc m 2-specific IgE levels and SPT responses of the selected patients with allergy to melon

Patient No.	Age (years)	Sex	Symptoms*	Allergy to other fruits	rCuc m 2 Specific IgE (ODξ)	SPT with melon extract (mm)
1	29	F	R	Grape, Kiwi	0.68	5
2#	52	M	RC, OAS, D, U, G	Grape	0.97	12
3	24	F	RC, OAS	Tomato	0.72	5
4	30	M	RC, E, SI, OAS, U	Grape	0.84	8
5	31	M	OAS, C	Kiwi,Tomato	0.63	5
6#	28	M	RC, OAS, SI	Tomato, grape, peach, zucchini, cantaloupe,	1.2	8
7	44	M	RC, OAS, SI, G	Cantaloupe, Kiwi	0.65	5
8#	43	F	RC, OAS, SI, C	Walnut, Spice	1.02	8
9	30	F	R, OAS	Grape	<0.3	4
10	24	F	RC, OAS, SI, C	Grape, Tomato, zucchini, Cantaloupe	1.32	4
11	46	M	R, OAS, C, D	ND	<0.3	5
12	39	F	RC, OAS, U, SI	Grape, Tomato	<0.3	3
13#	28	F	RC, OAS, SI, C, E	Tomato	0.83	10
14#	27	F	R, OAS	Fig, grape, zucchini	0.94	5
15	45	F	OAS	Zucchini, watermelon	<0.3	4
16	21	M	R, OAS	Zucchini, grape, watermelon	<0.3	8
17	39	F	RC, OAS, U, SI, D	Grape, garlic	<0.3	10

* C, cough; D, dyspnea; E, eczema; R, rhinitis; RC, rhinoconjunctivitis; G, gastrointestinal symptoms; SI, Skin itching; U, urticaria; OAS, Oral allergy syndrome (OAS; defined as the onset of immediate oral itching with or without angioedema of the lips and oral mucosa); ND, not determined. #; Patients' sera were selected for inhibition assays. ξ; OD, Optical density.