Urticaria due to tomato

Authors

  • Ramji Gupta Department of Dermatology, Indraprastha Apollo hospital, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi- 110076 India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.66344/jpad.v24i1.184

Keywords:

Urticaria, tomato, provocation test

Abstract

Two patients of urticaria due to tomato are reported. They developed urticaria whenever they took tomato. Urticaria disappeared completely after they stopped taking tomato. During 6 months of follow-up without tomato in their food, there was no urticaria

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Published

29.11.2016

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 1 (2014): January - March

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Case Reports

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Urticaria due to tomato. J Pak Assoc Dermatol [Internet]. 2016 Nov. 29 [cited 2026 Jul. 27];24(1):99-100. Available from: https://www.jpad.com.pk/index.php/jpad/article/view/184