Recurring acute urticaria and abdominal pain: Consider a diagnosis of alpha-galactose anaphylaxis

A. Deschamps Huvier , F. Tetart (1) , O. Bauvin , J. Martinet (2) , P. Joly (2)

1 LMGM - Laboratoire de microbiologie et génétique moléculaires - UMR5100
2 PANTHER - Physiopathologie, Autoimmunité, maladies Neuromusculaires et THErapies Régénératrices

Food urticaria is common and generally benign, and it may be of viral or idiopathic aetiology. A food origin of the allergy is frequently sought but rarely found. Mammalian meat anaphylaxis, or alpha-galactose (α-gal) anaphylaxis, is a rare and recently discovered entity.

Mots clés: Alpha-galactose; Anaphylaxie; Anaphylaxis; Meat; Tick; Tique; Urticaire; Urticaria; Viande

Domaines: Allergologie

A. Deschamps Huvier, F. Tetart, O. Bauvin, J. Martinet, P. Joly. Recurring acute urticaria and abdominal pain: Consider a diagnosis of alpha-galactose anaphylaxis. Annales de Dermatologie et de Vénéréologie, 2018, 145 (11), pp.690-693. ⟨10.1016/j.annder.2018.06.001⟩. ⟨hal-02430365⟩