Article: Alpha-gal Allergy in a 6-Year-Old Male: A Case Report
| creativeworkseries.issn | JNMA Print ISSN: 0028-2715; Online ISSN: 1815-672X | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kinoshita, Masanosuke | |
| dc.contributor.author | Newton, Samuel | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-08-24T05:48:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-08-24T05:48:32Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.description | Masanosuke Kinoshita Theodosia Family Medical Clinic, Missouri, United States of America Samuel Newton Theodosia Family Medical Clinic, Missouri, United States of America | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract Alpha-gal allergy is a reaction where the immunoglobulin E antibody elicits a response to galactosealpha-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal) which is a mammalian oligosaccharide epitope found in nonprimate mammalian. After being exposed to a tick bite, particularly the Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americanum), an individual has been known to develop an alpha-gal allergy. Our patient presented with symptoms of delayed-onset allergy 3-8 hours after consuming mammalian meat products including beef and pork. These symptoms can include, but not limited to, the following: urticaria, angioedema, anaphylaxis, nausea, diarrhea, indigestion. Since symptoms do not present immediately, a delay in diagnosis can occur. Our patient highlights one of the few reported childhood cases with an alpha-gal allergy. We recommend a careful history, in particular, asking if the patient has a past history of tick bites and the appearance of allergy symptoms following beef or pork consumption. Keywords: allergy; food hypersensitivity; immunoglobulin E; meat products; tick bites. | |
| dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.4557 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/7426 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Nepal Medical Association | |
| dc.subject | allergy | |
| dc.subject | food hypersensitivity | |
| dc.subject | immunoglobulin E | |
| dc.subject | meat products | |
| dc.subject | tick bites | |
| dc.title | Alpha-gal Allergy in a 6-Year-Old Male: A Case Report | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Case Report | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 381 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 379 | |
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