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Hypersensitivity to paw-paw (Cerica papaya): report of a case
African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences
|September 1, 1985
Abstract:
A 23-year-old female presented with classical features of immediate hypersensitivity reaction after contact with paw-paw (Cerica papaya). She had a total serum IgE of 2500 i.u./ml. Prick tests with paw-paw extracts were positive. Her serum gave a positive P-K test on her siblings.