Chatain C, Pin I, Pralong P, Jacquier J P, Leccia M T
Department of Dermatology, Allergology and Photobiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble, France. Department of Pediatrics, Hôpital Couple Enfant, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble, France. Phone: +33 6 6707 8725 Fax: +33 4 7676 5558 E-mail:
Department of Pediatrics, Hôpital Couple Enfant, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble, France.
Eur Ann Allergy Clin Immunol. 2017 Nov;49(6):244-251. doi: 10.23822/EurAnnACI.1764-1489.19.
Food allergy to pumpkin seed is considered very rare, and only some isolated case reports have so far been published. We report here a case of food anaphylaxis to pumpkin seed in an eight-year-old boy, who tolerated all other edible seeds, peanut and tree nuts, as well as pulp of different kinds of pumpkins and other fruits of the Cucurbitaceae family. From this observation, a review of the botanical, historical, medicinal and allergenic aspects of pumpkin and its seeds is proposed. With the advent of diets rich in omega-3 and omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids, edible seeds like pumpkin seed have been incorporated in the modern diet. Their incremental use in the food-processing industry might contribute to an increase in food allergy to pumpkin seed in the future.
对南瓜籽的食物过敏被认为非常罕见，迄今为止仅发表了一些个别病例报告。我们在此报告一例8岁男孩对南瓜籽发生食物过敏反应的病例，该男孩耐受所有其他可食用种子、花生、坚果，以及不同种类南瓜的果肉和葫芦科的其他水果。基于这一观察结果，本文对南瓜及其种子的植物学、历史、药用和致敏方面进行了综述。随着富含ω-3和ω-6多不饱和脂肪酸的饮食的出现，像南瓜籽这样的可食用种子已被纳入现代饮食。它们在食品加工业中的使用增加可能会导致未来对南瓜籽食物过敏的增加。
