Alpha gal specific IgE positivity due to tick bites and red meat allergy: the first case report in Turkey.

Abstract

Keleş Ş, Gündüz M. Alpha gal specific IgE positivity due to tick bites and red meat allergy: the first case report in Turkey. Turk J Pediatr 2019; 61: 615-617. Galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose is a carbohydrate moiety found in the cell membranes of many organisms, commonly known as alpha-gal (α-Gal). This oligosaccharide is not found in the group of primates in which humans are involved. It has been found that α-Gal plays a key role in delayed IgE-mediated red meat allergy and this allergen is triggered by tick bites. Here we present a 7-year-old boy with alpha-gal allergy from Turkey.

• Authors: Şennur Keleş, Mehmet Gündüz
• Journal: The Turkish journal of pediatrics (Turk J Pediatr) Vol. 61 Issue 4 Pg. 615-617 ( 2019) ISSN: 2791-6421 [Electronic] Turkey
• PMID: 31990484 (Publication Type: Case Reports)

Chemical References

• Immunoglobulin E

Topics

• Animals
• Child
• Food Hypersensitivity (etiology, immunology, metabolism)
• Humans
• Immunoglobulin E (immunology, metabolism)
• Male
• Red Meat (adverse effects)
• Tick Bites (complications, diagnosis, immunology)
• Turkey