scholarly journals Red meat allergy induced by tick bites: A Norwegian case report

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (04) ◽  
pp. 186 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Arslan Lied
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Red Meat ◽  
Tick Bites ◽  
Meat Allergy ◽  
Red Meat Allergy

scholarly journals The first reported cases of meat allergy following tick bites in the UK

JRSM Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 205427042199613
Author(s):  
Rhea A Bansal ◽  
Sameer Bahal ◽  
Rachael O’Brien ◽  
Joanne Miller ◽  
Amolak S Bansal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immunoglobulin E ◽  
Specific Ige ◽  
Red Meat ◽  
Type I ◽  
Tick Bites ◽  
Meat Allergy ◽  
Red Meat Allergy ◽  
Delayed Reactions ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Red Meats

Allergic reactions frequently involve the production of immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies to proteins. However, reactions directed against carbohydrate moieties are increasingly being recognised. Tick bites can contribute to the development of immunoglobulin E to the galactose-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal) moiety on tick salivary proteins. These IgE molecules can cross-react with alpha-gal found in red meats, causing Type I IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reactions to these foods. We present three cases of delayed reactions to beef, pork and lamb in patients with prior tick bites and in the presence of a positive-specific IgE to alpha-gal. Patients were advised to avoid red meat consumption and to carry emergency treatment in the form of anti-histamines with or without adrenaline autoinjector devices. This is the first published report of red meat allergy caused by tick bites suffered in the UK.

scholarly journals Tick bites and red meat allergy

2013 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 354-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott P. Commins ◽  
Thomas A.E. Platts-Mills
Keyword(s):  
Red Meat ◽  
Tick Bites ◽  
Meat Allergy ◽  
Red Meat Allergy

Delayed urticaria or anaphylaxis after consumption of red meat with evidence of alpha-gal sensitisation

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. e236923
Author(s):  
Maria Beatriz Garcia ◽  
Andres F Gomez-Samper ◽  
Elizabeth Garcia ◽  
Augusto Peñaranda
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Red Meat ◽  
Amblyomma Americanum ◽  
Food Allergies ◽  
Tick Bites ◽  
Ige Antibodies ◽  
Meat Allergy ◽  
Red Meat Allergy ◽  
History Of

Food allergies to red meat, specifically to galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal), a mammalian oligosaccharide, are considered to be very rare, especially in Asia and Latin America. Most of the cases reported are characterised by symptoms of delayed urticaria or anaphylaxis after the consumption of red meat. Sensitisation to red meat has been linked to the use of cetuximab or tick bites, especially from the Amblyomma americanum and Ixodes spp species. Here, we documented a case study from a Colombian male patient with symptoms of delayed urticaria and anaphylaxis with a history of tick bites in Colombia. The patient presented with IgE antibodies specific to alpha-gal, which is the most common epitope linked to red meat allergy induced by tick bites.

Identification of galactose-α-1,3-galactose in the gastrointestinal tract of the tickIxodes ricinus; possible relationship with red meat allergy

Allergy ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 549-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Hamsten ◽  
M. Starkhammar ◽  
T. A. T. Tran ◽  
M. Johansson ◽  
U. Bengtsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Red Meat ◽  
Meat Allergy ◽  
Red Meat Allergy

The red meat allergy syndrome in Sweden

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danijela Apostolovic ◽  
Thi Anh Thu Tran ◽  
Maria Starkhammar ◽  
Sara Sánchez-Vidaurre ◽  
Carl Hamsten ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Red Meat ◽  
Meat Allergy ◽  
Red Meat Allergy

scholarly journals Red meat allergy in Sweden: Association with tick sensitization and B-negative blood groups

2013 ◽  
Vol 132 (6) ◽  
pp. 1431-1434.e6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl Hamsten ◽  
Thi Anh T. Tran ◽  
Maria Starkhammar ◽  
Annelie Brauner ◽  
Scott P. Commins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Red Meat ◽  
Blood Groups ◽  
Meat Allergy ◽  
Red Meat Allergy

scholarly journals The quantity and quality of α-gal-specific antibodies differ in individuals with and without delayed red meat allergy

Allergy ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 266-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Kollmann ◽  
B. Nagl ◽  
C. Ebner ◽  
W. Emminger ◽  
S. Wöhrl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Red Meat ◽  
Specific Antibodies ◽  
Meat Allergy ◽  
Red Meat Allergy

scholarly journals Red meat allergy: clinical characteristics

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 142
Author(s):  
Sejin Kim ◽  
Jaechun Lee ◽  
Ara Ko
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Red Meat ◽  
Meat Allergy ◽  
Red Meat Allergy

scholarly journals A Case of α-Gal-Unrelated Red Meat-Induced Urticaria Treated by Omalizumab

2021 ◽  
pp. 437-440
Author(s):  
Makoto Kondo ◽  
Yoshiaki Matsushima ◽  
Shohei Iida ◽  
Ai Umaoka ◽  
Takehisa Nakanishi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Urticaria ◽  
Challenge Test ◽  
Healthy Woman ◽  
Food Challenge ◽  
Red Meat ◽  
Meat Allergy ◽  
Red Meat Allergy ◽  
History Of ◽  
Food Challenge Test ◽  
Repeatability Test

A 70-year-old healthy woman was referred to our hospital for chronic urticaria. She did not have a history of allergy, asthma, and rhinitis. She was initially diagnosed with α-gal-related urticaria based on an episode of delayed-type urticaria after eating red meat. The results of the intracutaneous allergen test for beef and pork were negative. Fluorenzyme immunoassays specific for IgE against α-gal, beef, and pork were also negative. She was diagnosed with an α-gal-unrelated red meat allergy following the reproduction of urticaria by a food challenge test. The patient was unresponsive to several drugs, including antihistamines or immunosuppressants. However, omalizumab administration suppressed her symptoms. <b><i>Key Clinical Message:</i></b> The diagnosis of red meat allergy may require a repeatability test by consuming red meat even though serum α-gal IgE antibody might be negative. The α-gal-unrelated red meat urticaria may be responsive to omalizumab.

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