Pomegranate (Punica granatum) Allergy
Damian et al present four instances of Pomegranate allergy.
- A 19-year-old man who experienced angioedema of the upper lips and tongue. The symptoms appeared a few minutes after eating fresh pomegranate.
- A 13-year-old boy who had an episode of widespread urticaria and angioedema of the lips after ingestion of the fresh fruit.
- A 31-year-old woman who experienced an episode of urticaria within twenty minutes eating fresh pomegranate.
- A 23-year-old woman who complained of an episode of angioedema of the face and lips, itching of the throat, abdominal pain, and widespread urticaria, which developed approximately an hour after eating pomegranate fruit.
The reactions were confirmed as allergies using skin prick testing.
Damiani E, Aloia AM, Priore MG, Nardulli S, Ferrannini A.
Pomegranate (Punica granatum) allergy: clinical and immunological findings.
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2009 Aug;103(2):178-180.