Allergol Select. 2018 Sep 01;2(1):80-88. doi: 10.5414/ALX01420E. eCollection 2018.
Allergologie select
B Wüthrich
PMID: 31826033 PMCID: PMC6883207 DOI: 10.5414/ALX01420E
Hypersensitivity reactions to alcoholic beverages (particularly red wine) are relatively frequent, affecting 10% of the general population. Hypersensitivity reactions due to alcoholic drinks, mainly in the form of airway reactions (rhinitis and asthma), occur significantly more frequently in persons with pre-existing rhinitis and asthma. In terms of pathogenesis, it has to be differentiated between immunologic, mainly IgE-mediated, hypersensitivity reactions (wine allergies), and intolerance reactions in which no causative allergen-specific immune mechanisms can be detected. Allergens responsible for wine allergy could be: grape (
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Keywords: Botrytis cinerea; LTP Vit v 1; aldehyde dehydrogenase; allergies; ethanol metabolism; fining agents; histamine ; hypersensitivity reactions; insect proteins; intolerances; sulfites; wine