Pollen food allergy syndrome (PFAS): A review of current available literature

Although first descriptions of this syndrome date back as far as 1942,1 the term oral allergy syndrome (OAS) first proposed in 1987 was used to describe the symptoms to various food in aeroallergen allergic patients.2,3 In 1995 the term PFAS (pollen food allergy syndrome) was used to better characterize the pathogenesis, and avoid confusion as to possible symptoms.4 It has been used primarily as an overarching term for several described entities such as birch-pollen, mugwort-celery-spice, and ragweed-melon syndromes.
Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research