Respiratory and Skin Allergy to Galleria mellonella (Bee Moth)

This case report describes a patient with bee moth-induced rhinoconjunctivitis, asthma and contact urticaria. Immunoblot analysis showed IgE reactivity to two distinct bee moth proteins at 23 and 70 kDa, respectively. ELISA inhibition studies excluded cross-reactivity to the other popular live bait,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International archives of allergy and immunology 2008-01, Vol.145 (4), p.340-342
Hauptverfasser:	Asero, Riccardo, Mistrello, Gianni, Roncarolo, Daniela, Amato, Stefano
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Allergens - chemistry Allergens - immunology Allergens - metabolism Allergies Animals Asthma Asthma - diagnosis Asthma - immunology Asthma - metabolism Biological and medical sciences Butterflies & moths Cross Reactions Dermatitis, Atopic - diagnosis Dermatitis, Atopic - immunology Diptera - immunology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Fundamental immunology Galleria mellonella Humans Immunoglobulin E - metabolism Larva - immunology Larva - metabolism Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Moths - immunology Novel Insights from Clinical Practice Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal - diagnosis Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal - immunology Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis Skin diseases
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Zusammenfassung:	This case report describes a patient with bee moth-induced rhinoconjunctivitis, asthma and contact urticaria. Immunoblot analysis showed IgE reactivity to two distinct bee moth proteins at 23 and 70 kDa, respectively. ELISA inhibition studies excluded cross-reactivity to the other popular live bait, fly larva.
ISSN:	1018-2438 1423-0097
DOI:	10.1159/000110892