Additive Allergy: Allergic Gastroenteritis Due to Yellow Dye #6
Authors: Peter A. Gross
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1989)

Brief Reports1 July 1989Additive Allergy: Allergic Gastroenteritis Due to Yellow Dye #6Peter A. Gross, MD, Kendrick Lance, MD, Robert J. Whitlock, MD, Ralph S. Blume, MDPeter A. Gross, MD, Kendrick Lance, MD, Robert J. Whitlock, MD, Ralph S. Blume, MDAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-111-1-87 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDetermining the cause of food allergy can bring out the investigative abilities of physicians. We describe the case of a physician with an allergic gastroenteritis who had severe abdominal cramps requiring several hospitalizations. The cause, FD&C yellow #6 dye (Sunset Yellow, City Chemical Corporation, New York, New York), was confirmed by double-blinded challenge.Case ReportA 43-year-old physician was hospitalized four times over a 2-year period for severe abdominal cramps that were worse in the right lower quadrant. On each occasion, administration of parenteral narcotics (meperidine or hydromorphone) and hydroxyzine was required for pain relief. The pain stopped after 2...References1. KleinHargroveSleisengerJeffries NRMG. Eosinophilic gastroenteritis. Medicine (Baltimore). 1970;49:299-319. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. MetcalfeKaliner DM. "What is food to one . . ." [Editorial]. New Engl J Med. 1984;311:399-400. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. SampsonBuckleyMetcalfe HRD. Food allergy. JAMA. 1987;258:2886-90. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Bock S. Food sensitivity: a critical review and practical approach. Am J Dis Child. 1980;134:973-82. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Furia T, ed. CRC Handbook of Food Additives. 2d ed. v I. Cleveland: CRC Press Inc.; 1972. Google Scholar6. Furia T ed. CRC Handbook of Food Additives. 2d ed. v II. Cleveland: CRC Press, Inc.; 1980. Google Scholar7. Jacobson M. The Complete Eater's Digest and Nutrition Scoreboard. Garden City, NY: Anchor Press/Doubleday; 1985. Google Scholar8. FreydbergGortner NW. The Food Additives Book. Toronto: Bantam Books; 1982. Google Scholar9. SupramaniamWarner GJ. Artificial food additives intolerance in patients with angio-oedema and urticaria. Lancet. 1986;2:907-9. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Hackensack Medical Center, Hackensack; New Jersey Medical School, Newark; and Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, New Jersey; and the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York. For current author addresses, see end of text. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySensitive and Selective Detection of New Red Colorant Based on Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Using Molecularly Imprinted HydrogelsToxicology of food dyesFoodAspirin sensitivity: acetylsalicylate or excipientsPediatric allergy medications: review of currently available formulationsFoodFood allergy: a practice parameterIntolérances et allergies aux colorants et additifsThe nutritional management of gastrointestinal tract disorders in companion animalsNot all adverse drug reactions originate from active component: coloring agent-induced skin eruption in a patient treated with rifampicinFoods, Additives, and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in AsthmaADVERSE REACTIONS TO FOOD AND DRUG ADDITIVESEosinophilia in travelers 1 July 1989Volume 111, Issue 1Page: 87-88KeywordsAllergy and immunologyDrugsFoodFood allergiesGastroenteritisHospitalizationsSurgeons Issue Published: 1 July 1989 PDF downloadLoading ...