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Recurrent Itchy Mouth

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  • Pollen-food allergy syndrome is caused by cross reactivity of pollen-related protein with raw fruits, vegetables and nuts

  • Symptoms are a result of contact urticaria in the oral and oropharyngeal mucosa

  • Prick to prick is the best diagnostic method for pollen food syndrome in combination with typical history

  • For certain nuts such as peanut and hazelnut, component testing can be helpful for diagnosis

  • Patients can continue to have cooked or heated foods as tolerated

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  1. Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Albany Medical Center, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA

    Charmi Patel

  2. Division of Allergy and Immunology, Cohen Children’s Hospital of New York, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, NY, USA

    Punita Ponda

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    Nima Rezaei

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Patel, C., Ponda, P. (2019). Recurrent Itchy Mouth. In: Rezaei, N. (eds) Pediatric Allergy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18282-3_18

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