FOOD ALLERGY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CORN AND REFINED CORN DERIVATIVES
Authors: H S BERNTON
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Case Reports1 January 1952FOOD ALLERGY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CORN AND REFINED CORN DERIVATIVESHARRY S. BERNTON, M.D., F.A.C.P.HARRY S. BERNTON, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-36-1-177 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAt a hearing on "Bread Standards," held during the summer of 1949 before the Federal Security Administrator, consideration was given to the possible allergenic ingredients of bread, including corn and the refined corn derivatives. The testimony revealed a sharp difference of opinion regarding the incidence of sensitiveness to corn among the allergic population. The divergence was so marked as to justify an inquiry into the present status of allergy to corn and to present additional and pertinent experimental evidence.Dr. Theron G. Randolph testified that corn was second only to wheat as a specific cause of chronic food allergy. He...Bibliography1. RandolphYeager TGLB: Corn sugar as an allergen, Ann. Allergy 7: 651-661 (Sept.-Oct.) 1949. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. LeibowitzChesterMarkow HAH: Importance of foods in patients as determined by skin testing and intentional feeding, J. A. M. A. 144: 990-993 (Nov. 18) 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Bernton HS: On the incidence of sensitiveness to corn. A criticism of diagnostic procedure, Ann. Allergy 9: 368-378 (May-June), 1951. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. Bernton HS: The significance of multiple cutaneous reactions observed in hay-fever subjects, Ann. Clin. Med. 4: 231-249, 1925. Google Scholar5. Randolph TG: Transcript of record, testimony on corn allergies before Federal Security Administrator, August, 1949. Google Scholar6. Segal MG: The management of the patient with severe bronchial asthma, 1950, Charles C Thomas, Springfield, Ill. Google Scholar7. Tuft L: Clinical allergy, 1937, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia. Google Scholar8. RandolphRollinsWalter TGJPCK: Allergic reactions following the intravenous injection of corn sugar (dextrose or glucose), J. Lab. and Clin. Med. 34: 1741, 1949. Google Scholar9. Bernton HS: Notes on constitutional reactions in hay fever therapy, J. Lab. and Clin. Med. 13: 181 (Nov.) 1927. Google Scholar10. Kennedy NF: Personal communication. Google Scholar11. BerntonSpiesStevens HSJRH: Significance of cottonseed sensitiveness, J. Allergy 11: 138-146, 1940. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12. Mitchell JH: Cottonseed asthma. Protein vs. oil, Ann. Allergy 8: 23-25 (Jan.-Feb.) 1950. MedlineGoogle Scholar13. Figley JD: Allergy to cottonseed and other oilseeds and their edible derivatives, 1948, National Cottonseed Products Association, Inc., Memphis, Tenn., pp. 192-222. Google Scholar14. Loveless MH: An objective approach to the diagnosis of food as applied to cottonseed atopy, Ann. Allergy 8: 15-22 (Jan.-Feb.) 1950. MedlineGoogle Scholar15. RatnerGruehl BHL: Anaphylactogenic properties of malted sugars and corn syrup, Am. J. Dis. Child. 49: 307-317, 1935. Google Scholar16. BerntonCoulsonStevens HSEJH: On allergy to cottonseed oil, J. A. M. A. 140: 869-871 (July 9) 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar17. Kahn IS: Food allergy, Ann. Allergy 8: 508-514 (July-Aug.) 1950. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Washington, D. C.*Received for publication February 26, 1951.From the Allergy Clinic, Providence Hospital of Washington, D. C. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPsychosocial aspects of eating 1 January 1952Volume 36, Issue 1Page: 177-185KeywordsAllergensAllergy and immunologyBreadFood allergiesHearingHospitals ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...