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Table 2 Clinical Characteristics of the patients

From: Food dependant exercise induced anaphylaxis a retrospective study from 2 allergy clinics in Colombo, Sri Lanka

No

Age (years)

Sex

Food

Exertion

Latent period

Clinical

Skin prick test for wheat (Positive—wheal >3 mm diameter over negative control)

ImmunoCap results

For wheat kUA/L (>0.35 positive)

Skin

Respiratory

Cardiovascular

GIT

01

11

F

(1). Biscuit

Playing

15 min

U

S

  

8 mm

ND

(2). 4 other episodes with wheat

      

02

29

M

(1). Chicken sandwich

Cycling

60 min

Pr, U

S

LOC

AP

ND

IgE to wheat 12.1

(2). 1 other episode, trigger not certain

      

03

25

M

(1). Vegetable rotti*

Badminton

30 min

U

 

LOC

 

ND

IgE to wheat 2.06

(2, 3). Pizza (x2)

Walking (x2) 1.5 and 2 km

 

U

   

(4). Noodles*

Dancing

30 min

U

 

LOC, H

 

04

10

M

(1). Fishbun

Playing

30 min

U

 

LOC, H, no Pulse

 

ND

IgE to wheat 2.33

05

20

M

(1). Rotti*

Walking

60 min

U, A

S

H

 

ND

IgE to wheat 5.6

06

42

F

(1). Rotti*

Cleaning

15 min

U, A

W

 

AP

ND

IgE to wheat 2.8

(2). Bread

Walking

30 min

U, A

W

 

V

07

12

M

(1). Cream bun

Cycling, sweeping

120 min

U

W

LOC

AP, V

ND

IgE to wheat 8.3

(2). Cake

Cycling 7 km

60 min

U, A

   

(3–10). No food

X 7 playing

 

U

   

08

14

F

(1). Rotti*

Volleyball

15 min

U

S

LOC

 

3 mm

IgE to wheat 0.07

(2). Egg bun

Walking

30 min

U

   

09

14

F

(1). Sandwich

Football

45 min

U, A

S

LOC

 

5 mm

IgE to wheat 0.07

(2). Pasta

Climbed 2 flights of steps on a rock

30 min (after 5 min at rest)

U

   

10

11

M

(1). Chinese roll, cake

Playing

30 min

U

W

 

V, AP

5 mm

ND

11

42

M

(1). Rotti*

Walking

30–45 min

U

S, W

  

ND

IgE to wheat 5.47

12

45

M

(1). Noodles*

Walking rapidly and cleaning garden

30 min

U

  

AP, V

4 mm

ND

13

16

F

(1). No food

Swimming (x2)

 

U

   

5 mm

IgE to wheat 11.4

(1). Fish bun

Badminton

20 min

U

S

Faintness, H

 

14

19

M

(1). Paratha* + Ganja (cannabis for the first time)

Walked 30 min

30 min

U

S

Faintness BP unrecordable

  

IgE to ω − 5-gliadin 1.63

(2). Rotti* + ganja

Football

30 min

U

S

Bilateral rhonchi

Dizzines, reduced BP

Anaphylactic shock

 

15

18

M

(1). Kotthu

Walked 1 km

1 h (15 min after walk)

U

S

  

3 mm

ND

(2). Doughnut

Exercise

4 h (1 hour after exertion)

U

S

D, H

 

(3). Paratha*

Orbitract (1 km)

 

U

   

16

9

F

(1). Noodles*, cake, biscuits, bread, roti x9 times)

No exertion

30 min after ingestion

U

    

IgE wheat ω − 5-gliadin 35.7

(2). Wafers, cookies

Played

30 min

U

W, R

D, BP 80/58 mm Hg

  

17

26

M

(1). Fish bun

Cycling 3 km

30 min

U

S

Faintness

  

IgE wheat ω − 5-gliadin 10.6

(2). Rice and curry. Later, wheat based pastry (Wadé*) after walk

Walked 100 yards.

10 min after eating pastry

U

   

(3). Rice, coconut sambol, eggs (breakfast)—8 am

Household chores for 1 ½ h

5 min after lunch

U

 

Blurring of vision, LOC

 

Rice, fish, dhal (lunch) 12.30 pm

2 h after breakfast (10–11.30 am)

  

S

  

18

44

M

(1). Rotti*

Walked 1 km

25 min

U

 

Faintness, H

  

IgE wheat ω − 5-gliadin 3.4

19

27

F

(1). Rotti*

Walked 10 min up a hill

90 min

U, A

 

P, H

  

IgE wheat ω − 5-gliadin 5.4

(2). Noodles*

Running 15 min

45 min

U, A

W

H

 

(3). Bun

No exertion

 

U

   

(4). Green gram

Gardening for 30 min

120 min

U

W

H

 

(5). Bun

Climbing hill for 10 min

15 min

U

 

H, LOC

 

(6). Sandwich

Exertion for 15 min

60 min

U

 

P, H

 

(7). Rice, carrot, potato, beans

Exertion

240 min

U

 

P

 

(8). Chinese roll

Exertion

15 min

U

W

P, H, LOC

 

(9). Roll

Exertion

 

U

 

LOC

 
  1. U urticaria, A angioedema, AP abdominal pain, BP blood pressure, D dizziness, H hypotension, LOC loss of consciousness, P palpitations, Pr pruritus, R rhonchi, S shortness of breath, V vomiting, W wheeze.
  2. * Wheat based food: Rotti = wheat, scrapped coconut and salt containing flat bread; Paratha = wheat, coconut oil and salt containing unleavened flat bread; Kotthu = wheat, vegetables, chicken/beef containing dish; Wadé = Wheat based vegetable pastry.