Chronic Headaches and Sleepiness Caused by Facial Soap (Containing Hydrolyzed Wheat Proteins)-Induced Wheat Allergy

Internal Medicine
Vol. 53 (2014) No. 2 p. 151-154

Chifumi Iseki¹⁾, Toru Kawanami¹⁾, Takahiko Tsunoda²⁾, Yuko Chinuki³⁾, Takeo Kato¹⁾

1) Department of Neurology, Hematology, Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetology, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine, Japan 2) Department of Dermatology, Yamagata City Hospital Saiseikan, Japan 3) Department of Dermatology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Japan

Keywords: Glupearl 19S, food allergy, additive, mild symptoms, prostaglandin D2

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A 38-year-old woman was suffering from irregular headaches and sleepiness. She had used soap containing Glupearl 19S (hydrolyzed wheat proteins) every day for approximately one year and had experienced an episode of rash eruption on her face seven months ago. Wheat-specific IgE antibodies were detected in her serum. A Western blot analysis revealed a high titer of IgE antibodies against Glupearl 19S and wheat proteins. The patient was sensitive to these compounds in a skin prick test. After avoiding eating wheat, her headaches and sleepiness disappeared. A hidden food allergy is a possible cause of these symptoms.

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