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A Case of Immediate Hypersensitivity Reaction to Maltitol
Joint Authors
Rodríguez Trabado, Ana
Cámara Hijón, Carmen
García-Trujillo, José Antonio
Magriz Trascón, Irene
Fernández Pereira, Luis Miguel
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-08-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Maltitol is a sugar alcohol that is frequently used as a noncaloric sweetener, although it is also used as an excipient, a plasticizer in gelatin capsules, and an emollient.
It has not been previously described as an agent involved in immediate hypersensitivity reactions.
Methods.
We report on an anaphylactoid reaction with pharyngeal occlusion suffered by a 60-year-old man after ingestion of a candy containing maltitol syrup.
A prick-to-prick test was performed with the candy and maltitol powder.
Other allergens were excluded as causative agents of the adverse reaction, although the patient refused to undergo an oral challenge test with the candy.
A basophil activation test (BAT) was performed with maltitol powder, and a dose-response curve was generated.
The test was also performed in 3 healthy controls.
Results.
Both prick-to-prick tests were negative.
The result of the BAT was positive at all the concentrations tested in the patient’s blood and negative in all the controls.
Conclusions.
The BAT can help to clarify the agents implicated in an adverse reaction and can reduce the risk involved in diagnosis.
The BAT can also prove useful in the study of reactions caused by low-molecular-weight antigens, for which routine diagnostic tests are not feasible.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rodríguez Trabado, Ana& Cámara Hijón, Carmen& García-Trujillo, José Antonio& Magriz Trascón, Irene& Fernández Pereira, Luis Miguel. 2017. A Case of Immediate Hypersensitivity Reaction to Maltitol. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rodríguez Trabado, Ana…[et al.]. A Case of Immediate Hypersensitivity Reaction to Maltitol. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Rodríguez Trabado, Ana& Cámara Hijón, Carmen& García-Trujillo, José Antonio& Magriz Trascón, Irene& Fernández Pereira, Luis Miguel. A Case of Immediate Hypersensitivity Reaction to Maltitol. Case Reports in Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1146599
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1146599