WAO Allergy Quiz

Check your AQ (Allergy Quotient)

Edited by Glenis Scadding, MD

This month's quiz question was contributed by Glenis Scadding, MD.

Posted: 14 August 2009

A 30 year-old female from the United Kingdom reports immediate lip and mouth irritation on eating a hazelnut. Which of the following might aid diagnosis?

a. A history of rhinitis in Spring?
b. Skin prick testing with a commercial extract of hazelnut?
c. Skin prick testing to birch pollen?
d. Prick to prick testing with hazelnut?
e. Options b and c
f. All of the above