Carrot, f31

Carrots (Daucus carota) are one of the most important, widely cultivated root crops belonging to the Umbrella family and one of the top ten vegetables in the world.
Fleshy edible carrot roots can cause allergies in some people. Carrot sensitization is widespread in Europe and even in the USA, Mexico and some Asian countries.

Carrots are one of the main vegetables that cause pollen food allergy syndrome associated with birch and wormwood pollen. Ingestion can cause oral allergy syndrome or pollen food allergy syndrome with symptoms ranging from swelling of the lips, tongue and throat, nausea, dysphonia, itching in the nose and ears to even systemic reactions such as anaphylaxis in some.

Carrot allergens have high cross-reactivity, especially with birch and celery pollen. Allergies can be prevented in people who are sensitive to carrots by avoiding intentional or unintentional consumption of carrots.

The determination of specific IgE in human blood to - Carrot, f31, shows the body's reaction to this allergen.

Analysis method: ImmunoCAP method (Immunofluorescence in the solid phase)

Units of measurement: kU/l

Biomaterial for analysis: venous blood