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Table 2 Results of SPT and Prick-By-Prick Test to Extracts From Different Parts of Eggplant Fruit

From: Clinico-Immunological Analysis of Eggplant (Solanum melongena) Allergy Indicates Preponderance of Allergens in the Peel

 

Wheal/Flare Diameter (mm)

 

SPT

Prick-By-Prick Test

Subject's ID

Fruit Extract (Raw)

Fruit Extract (Cooked)

Pulp Extract

Peel Extract

PC*

Peel

Pulp

A1

4.5/20

3.5/0

4/12

5/20

5/25

3.5/0

3.5/0

A2

4.5/20

3.0/0

4/0

4.5/16

6/20

3.5/0

3/0

A3

4.5/16

3.5/0

4.5/0

6/30

5/20

3.5/0

3.5/0

A4

4.5/20

4.0/0

4/10

5/30

6/30

3/0

3/0

A5

5/20

4.0/0

4.5/16

5/25

6/30

3.5/0

3.5/0

A6

4.5/20

3.5/0

4.5/12

5/25

5/25

3/0

3/0

  1. *PC = positive control: histamine. 2HCl, 1.66 mg/mL (equivalent to 1 mg/mL histamine base); a wheal/flare reaction of 0-1/0 mm was seen in all the subjects for the negative control (50% glycerinated PBS).