Table 1 Details of patients with allergy to Artocarpus heterophyllus, Moringa oleifera, Trianthema portulacastrum and Syzygium samarangense
Patients | Age at onset (years) | Gender (male/female) | Type of food allergy | Skin prick test ( ±) | Episodes | Symptoms | Anaphylaxis or not | Other food alllergies |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. heterophyllus (jackfruit) | ||||||||
A | 31 | Female | Boiled mature jackfruit (kos) | + | Multiple | Mild abdominal pain | No | No |
Ripened (raw) jackfruit (waraka) | + | Multiple | Angioedema, generalized urticaria, throat swelling, loose stools, vomiting, abdominal pain | 1 episode of anaphylaxis and multiple episodes of urticaria and angioedema | No | |||
M. oleifera (moringa) | ||||||||
M1 | 67 | Female | Boiled seedpod | + | 1 | Urticaria, chest pain, abdominal pain | Anaphylaxis | No |
M2 | 5 | Male | Boiled seedpod | + | 1 | Urticaria, angioedema | Anaphylaxis | No |
Boiled leaves | + | 2 | Urticaria, angioedema rhonchi, rhinorrhea, sneezing, difficulty in breathing | Anaphylaxis | No | |||
T. portulacastrum (horse purslane) | ||||||||
T1 | between 25 and 38 [diagnosis—38] | Male | Boiled leaves | + | Multiple | Urticaria, sweating, rhonchi, loss of consciousness, cardiac arrest, chest pain, difficulty in breathing, abdominal pain, vomiting, | Anaphylaxis | No |
T2 | 52 | Male | Boiled leaves | + | 3 | Urticaria, pruritus, loss of consciousness | Anaphylaxis | No |
T3 | 35 | Male | Boiled leaves | + [4 mm] | 2 | Urticaria, difficulty in breathing, bradycardia, loss of consciousness, cardiac arrest | Anaphylaxis | No |
S. samarangense (rose apple) | ||||||||
S | 3 | Female | Ripened fruit | + [3 mm] | 2 | Angioedema, cough, rhonchi, lifelessness | Anaphylaxis | No |