Studies on the buckwheat allergose report 2: clinical investigation on 169 cases with the buckwheat allergose gathered from the whole country of Japan.

In this report are mentioned the results and comments of clinical investigation of 169 cases with the buckwheat allergose gathered from the whole country by sending out enquêtes. The purpose of this studies is to corroborate the clinical character of the buckwheat allergose and to establish the typical pattern of manifestation. The most distinguishing traits of the buckwheat allergose are that 1) the manifestation develops both when the allergen substance invades into the body through mouth and when through air way, and 2) among such hypersentitive manifestations with buckwheat as asthmatic attacks, urticaria eruption, gastrointestinal disorders, nasal symptoms or congestion of conjunctiva, the boundary line cannot be drawn. And from the results of various kinds of allergic examinations the authors have come to a conclusion that the buckwheat allergose is the model of the type I allergy (that is immediate type allergy) proposed by Coombs and Gell. The authors have been unable to find any medicial records on the similar subject by preceding investigators, and this is, the authors believe, quite unique in the world.