Alpha-gal anaphylaxis: the first case report in Italy
Calamari, A.M.; Poppa, M.; Villalta, D.; Pravettoni, V.
European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 47(5): 161-162
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1764-1489 PMID: 26357002 Document Number: 685247
We report the case of a 55-year-old man who went into anaphylactic shock six hours after eating a meal containing meat. He reported having had several tick bites in months before the reaction. The serum specific IgE showed strong positivity to alpha-gal. This is clearly alpha-gal anaphylaxis with delayed onset after meat ingestion caused by tick bite, confirmed by alpha-gal IgE positivity.