Anaphylaxis to succinylated gelatin in a patient with a meat allergy: Galactose-α(1, 3)-galactose (α-gal) as antigenic determinant

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 574-576

  Uyttebroek, A ^a,b   Sabato, V ^a,b   Bridts, C H ^b   De Clerck, L S ^a,b   Ebo, D G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Gelatin allergy; Perioperative anaphylaxis; gal allergy

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; GALACTOSYLGALACTOSE; GELATIN SUCCINATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; DISACCHARIDE; GALACTOSYL-(1-3)GALACTOSE; GELATIN; SUCCINIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; MEAT ALLERGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; URTICARIA; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; COMPLICATION; IMMUNOLOGY; MEAT;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMALS; DISACCHARIDES; EPITOPES; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; GELATIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TESTS; SUCCINATES;

EID: 84922478878     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: 18734529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2014.04.014     Document Type: Article

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