EXERCISE-INDUCED ANAPHYLACTIC REACTION TO HAZELNUT

Reproducible, exercise-induced anaphylactic reactions occur in some pa tients only after certain foods have been eaten before exercise. We de scribe a patient in whom hazelnuts were a triggering factor for exerci se-induced anaphylaxis. Skin tests and RAST were positive for nuts and grass and weed pollen. The exercise challenge test after hazelnut ing estion was positive. Food hypersensitivity should be investigated in a ll cases of exercise-induced anaphylaxis.