Anaphylactic reaction to lychee in a 12-year-old girl: Cross-reactivity to latex?
B. Niggemann
Department of Pediatric Pneumology and Immunology, University Children's Hospital, Charité of Humboldt University, Berlin,
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Department of Pediatric Pneumology and Immunology, University Children's Hospital, Charité of Humboldt University, Berlin,
Search for more papers by this authorC. Hipler
Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Jena, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorU. Wahn
Department of Pediatric Pneumology and Immunology, University Children's Hospital, Charité of Humboldt University, Berlin,
Search for more papers by this authorB. Niggemann
Department of Pediatric Pneumology and Immunology, University Children's Hospital, Charité of Humboldt University, Berlin,
Search for more papers by this authorS. Reibel
Department of Pediatric Pneumology and Immunology, University Children's Hospital, Charité of Humboldt University, Berlin,
Search for more papers by this authorC. Hipler
Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Jena, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorU. Wahn
Department of Pediatric Pneumology and Immunology, University Children's Hospital, Charité of Humboldt University, Berlin,
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