tick-related allergy

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Pathology

red meat allergies caused by tick bites a common cause of anaphylaxis^[1]
due to IgE antibody response to alpha-gal, a sugar found in red meat^[1]

More general terms

type 1 hypersensitivity; immediate hypersensitivity (allergy)

More specific terms

alpha-gal syndrome

Additional terms

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Pattanaik D, Lieberman P, Lieberman J et al The changing face of anaphylaxis in adults and adolescents. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. 2018 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30071303 https://www.annallergy.org/article/S1081-1206(18)30580-5/fulltext

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