Unsuspected lupin allergens hidden in food.

Background: Lupin is a herbaceous plant from the legume family whose seed allergens usually have cross-reaction with peanut. Lupin flour is used in human nutrition because of its high nutritional and functional qualities.

Aims: The aim of this work was to detect non-specified lupin proteins contained in several manufactured foods.

[Propofol: ED50 and ED90 induction doses in pediatric anesthesia].

Objective: To study ED50 and ED90 induction doses of propofol in children.

Patients And Methods: Seventy-two children from 1 to 110 months of age and premedicated with pentobarbital 4 mg/kg participated in the study. Seven different doses of propofol (1.

[Comparative study of vecuronium and atracurium at low doses in minor pediatric surgery under combined anesthesia].

To compare, the time of onset and time of recovery of muscular blockade after use of half doses of vecuronium and atracurium, we studied 18 children ASA I who were proposed for short lasting pediatric surgery and combined anesthesia. Patients were divided into two groups: group V (n = 10) was treated with a single dose of 0.05 mg/kg of vecuronium and group A (n = 8) with 0.