Anaphylaxis from ingestion of mites: pancake anaphylaxis.

Abstract

Oral mite anaphylaxis is a new syndrome characterized by severe allergic symptoms occurring immediately after eating foods made with mite-contaminated wheat flour. This syndrome, which is more prevalent in tropical environments, is triggered more often by pancakes, and for that reason, it has been designated "the pancake syndrome." Because cooked foods are able to induce the symptoms, it has been suggested that thermoresistant allergens are involved in its pathogenesis. A variety of this syndrome can occur during physical exercise (dust mite ingestion-associated exercise-induced anaphylaxis).