Alpha gal specific IgE positivity due to tick bites and red meat allergy: The first case report in Turkey
Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, cilt.61, sa.4, ss.615-617, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 61 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2019
- Doi Numarası: 10.24953/turkjped.2019.04.023
- Dergi Adı: Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.615-617
- Anahtar Kelimeler: alpha- gal allergy, child, delayed urticaria and anaphylaxis, meat allergy, tick bite
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
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.