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Table 1 Challenge data and patients characteristics

From: Patterns of suspected wheat-related allergy: a retrospective single-centre case note review in 156 patients

Group 1

Oral wheat allergy

Patient no.

Age (y)

Sex

Atopic diseases

Symptoms at challenge

Other food allergies

Threshold (g)

Outgrown

1

0.7

M

AD, AB

U, E

Rye

0.75

Ch + An

2

0.7

M

AD, AB

U, D, V

 

20.0

An

3

0.7

M

AD

U

Egg, Milk, Rye

8.84

Ch + An

4

0.8

M

AD, AB

U, A, C, E, P

Cashew, Egg, Pistacio

15.75

An

5

0.8

F

AD, AR, AB

U, V

Egg

7.75

Ch + An

6

0.9

M

AD, AB

U

Egg

25.0

Ch + An

7

0.9

M

AD, AR

U, R, C, V

Egg, Milk, Rye

7.75

Ch + An

8

1.4

M

AD

U

Egg

25.0

Ch + An

9

1.5

M

AD

U, AB, V

Rye

4.0

No

10

2.1

M

AD, AR, AB

U, C, D, E, R

Egg, Milk

15.75

Ch + An

11

2.5

F

AD

U, E, OAS

Egg, Milk, Poppy seeds

0.25

Ch + An

12

2.7

M

AD, AB

U

Egg, Hazelnut, Peanut

25.0

An

13

3.0

M

AD, AR, AB

U

Egg

7.75

No

14

3.6

M

AD, AR, AB

U, P

Melon, Milk, Rye

8.0

Ch + An

15

5.6

M

AD

U

 

25.0

Ch + An

Negative 16-48

Age 0–6, F = 7, M = 26

AD = 27, AR = 5, AB = 5

 

Egg = 15, Milk =6, Peanut = 6, Hazelnut =3 Soya = 1, Lamb =1, Shrimp = 1, None = 1

  

Negative 49-59

Age 7–18, F = 5, M = 6

AD = 6, AR = 7, AB = 7

 

Egg = 3, Milk = 2, Peanut = 1, None = 8

  

60

33.5

F

 

U, C, R

 

36.0

No

61

37.6

F

AR

U, E

 

3.91

No

62

38.5

M

 

U, OAS, P

Rye

50.0

No

63

41.7

F

AR

U, OAS, P

 

50.0

No

64

52.2

F

AR

OAS, P

 

50.0

No

65

73.4

F

AR

U, AB, C, R

 

6.0

No

Negative 66-95

Age 19–67.4, F = 23, M = 7

AD = 4, AR = 11, AB = 7

 

Egg = 1, Plaice = 1, Sesame = 1, None = 27

  

Group 2

Inhalation wheat allergy

Patient no.

Age (y)

Sex

Atopic diseases

Symptoms at challenge

Other inhalant allergies

Occupation

Outgrown

96

23.0

F

 

R, AB

 

Baker

No

97

25.4

F

 

R, C

Durum, Rye

Baker

No

98

29.5

F

 

R

 

Chef

No

99

29.9

M

 

R, C

 

Baker

No

100

24.0

M

AR

R, C

Rye

Baker

No

101

25.7

F

AD, AR

R, AB

 

Baker

No

102^

37.3

F

AR

R

 

Grahpic designer

No

103^

40.2

M

 

R

Rye

Pizza baker

-

104

41.1

F

 

R, C

 

Chef

-

105

41.6

M

 

R, C

 

Pizza baker

No

106

43.5

F

AR

R, C

 

Baker

No

107*

17.6

F

  

Spelt

Student

No

108*

33.8

M

  

Durum, Rye

Baker

No

Group 3

Wheat dependent exercise induced anaphylaxis

Patient no.

Age (y)

Sex

Atopic diseases

Symptoms at challenge

sIgE to ω-5 gliadin (kUI/l)

Challenge dose (g)

Serum lactate (mM)

109

23.0

M

 

U

14.9

44.0

11.6

110

27.1

F

AD

U

11.5

44.0

2.3

111

27.4

F

AB

U

< 0.35

44.0

5.9

112

29.7

F

 

U, A

< 0.35

44.0

2.3

113

32.4

F

 

U

< 0.35

44.0

12.6

114

38.1

F

 

U

29.4

14.7

3.4

115

41.7

M

 

U

36.6

44.0

3.1

116

42.2

M

 

U

11.0

44.0

-

117

51.2

M

 

U

22.7

44.0

4.8

118

67.2

M

 

U

8.2

29.3

-

Negative 119-123

Age 7–18.9, F = 2, M = 3

AD = 1, AR = 0, AB = 1

 

n = 0/5 (0%)

mean 49.8 [44.0-73.0]

mean 10.0 [7.1-12.9]

Negative 124-156

Age 19–63.0, F = 14, M = 19

AD = 2, AR = 9, AB = 1

 

n = 20/33 (61%) mean 6.7 [0–46.7]

mean 45.4 [14.3-58.7]

mean 11.5 [4.0-18.7]

  1. F Female, M Male, AD Atopic Dermatitis, AR Allergic Rhinitis, AB Bronchial Asthma, U Urticaria, E Erythema, D Diarrhoea, V Vomiting, A Angioedema, C Conjunctivitis, P Pruritus, R Rhinitis, AB Asthma, OAS Oral Allergy Syndrome, Ch Challenge verified, An Anamnestically verified.
  2. *Negative wheat inhalation challenge.
  3. ^Overlapped with a negative oral wheat challenge.