Gelatin-containing sweets can elicit anaphylaxis in a patient with sensitization to galactose-α-1,3-galactose

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2013 May-Jun;1(3):302-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2013.01.007. Epub 2013 Feb 23.

Authors

Patricia Caponetto¹, Jörg Fischer¹, Tilo Biedermann²

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Allergy Unit, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany.
² Faculty of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Allergy Unit, Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen, Germany. Electronic address: tilo.biedermann@med.uni-tuebingen.de.

PMID: 24565491
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2013.01.007

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anaphylaxis / etiology*
Anaphylaxis / immunology
Animals
Cattle
Disaccharides / immunology
Disaccharides / metabolism*
Exercise / physiology
Food Hypersensitivity / etiology*
Food Hypersensitivity / immunology
Gelatin / administration & dosage*
Gelatin / adverse effects
Gelatin / immunology
Humans
Immunoglobulin E / biosynthesis
Meat / adverse effects
Middle Aged
Skin Tests
Swine
Urticaria / etiology

Substances

Disaccharides
galactosyl-(1-3)galactose
Immunoglobulin E
Gelatin