Allergy to Red Meat: A Diagnosis Made by the Patient and Confirmed by an Assay for IgE Antibodies Specific for Alpha-1,3-Galactose
Kaloga M, Kourouma S, Kouassi YI, Ecra EJ, Gbery IP, Allou AS, Diabate A, Djeha D, Sangaré A, Yoboue YP
Case reports in dermatology · 10 citations
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- 2016-01-26 · Case Rep Dermatol · vol. 8 · issue 1 · pp. 10–13
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- Karger Publishers
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- 13 citations · more than 70% of similar papers · 0.8× the field average
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- 10 works
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- Open access (journal) · CC-BY-NC
- Research areas
- Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research · Identification and Quantification in Food · Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Keywords
- Red meat, Immunoglobulin E, Medicine, Allergy, Antibody, Immunology, Food allergy, Food science, Pathology, Biology
10 authors
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- Mamadou KalogaUniversité Félix Houphouët-Boigny
- Sarah Hamdan KouroumaUniversité Félix Houphouët-Boigny
- Yao Isidore KouassiUniversité Félix Houphouët-Boigny
- Elidjé Joseph EcraUniversité Félix Houphouët-Boigny
- Ildevert Patrice GbéryUniversité Félix Houphouët-Boigny
- Ange Sylvain AllouUniversité Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Abstract
We report the first case of allergy to red meat observed in Ivory Coast. A 49-year-old male presented with pruritus. The diagnosis of allergy to red meat was confirmed by an assay for IgE antibodies specific for alpha-1,3 galactose. Interestingly, the disease was considered a spell to the patient who was suspected of being a sorcerer by the community.
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