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

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). T...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Turkish journal of pediatrics 2019-07, Vol.61 (4), p.615-617
Hauptverfasser:	Keleş, Şennur, Gündüz, Mehmet
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Allergies Anaphylaxis Animals Antigens Arachnids Beef Blood groups Carbohydrates Case reports Child Food Hypersensitivity - etiology Food Hypersensitivity - immunology Food Hypersensitivity - metabolism Glycoproteins Humans Hypotheses Immunoglobulin E - immunology Immunoglobulin E - metabolism Immunoglobulins Male Meat Red Meat - adverse effects Tick Bites - complications Tick Bites - diagnosis Tick Bites - immunology Turkey Urticaria
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0041-4301 2791-6421
DOI:	10.24953/turkjped.2019.04.023