Case report of a child who may have developed anaphylaxis after ingesting raw horse meat by cross-reactivity of horse and cat pelt

Tomoya Shingaki, MD; Yukiko Hiraguchi, MD, PhD; Reiko Tokuda, MD, PhD; Saki Yamada, MD; Kim Jong Soo, MD; Hiromu Teramen, MD; Yusuke Kumagai, MD; Takahiro Kiyomasu, MD, PhD; Mizuho Nagao, MD, PhD; Takao Fujisawa, MD, PhD

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global (Nov 2023)

Case report of a child who may have developed anaphylaxis after ingesting raw horse meat by cross-reactivity of horse and cat pelt

Tomoya Shingaki, MD,
Yukiko Hiraguchi, MD, PhD,
Reiko Tokuda, MD, PhD,
Saki Yamada, MD,
Kim Jong Soo, MD,
Hiromu Teramen, MD,
Yusuke Kumagai, MD,
Takahiro Kiyomasu, MD, PhD,
Mizuho Nagao, MD, PhD,
Takao Fujisawa, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Tomoya Shingaki, MD: Center of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Saiseikai Nakatsu Hospital, Kita-ku, Osaka; Department of Pediatrics, Naha City Hospital, Naha
Yukiko Hiraguchi, MD, PhD: Center of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Saiseikai Nakatsu Hospital, Kita-ku, Osaka; Institute for Clinical Research, Allergy Center, National Hospital Organization Mie National Hospital, Tsu; Corresponding author: Yukiko Hiraguchi, MD, PhD, Center of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Saiseikai Nakatsu Hospital, 2-10-39 Shibata, Kita-ku, Osaka 510-0012, Japan.
Reiko Tokuda, MD, PhD: Institute for Clinical Research, Allergy Center, National Hospital Organization Mie National Hospital, Tsu
Saki Yamada, MD: Center of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Saiseikai Nakatsu Hospital, Kita-ku, Osaka
Kim Jong Soo, MD: Center of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Saiseikai Nakatsu Hospital, Kita-ku, Osaka
Hiromu Teramen, MD: Center of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Saiseikai Nakatsu Hospital, Kita-ku, Osaka
Yusuke Kumagai, MD: Center of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Saiseikai Nakatsu Hospital, Kita-ku, Osaka
Takahiro Kiyomasu, MD, PhD: Center of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Osaka Saiseikai Nakatsu Hospital, Kita-ku, Osaka
Mizuho Nagao, MD, PhD: Institute for Clinical Research, Allergy Center, National Hospital Organization Mie National Hospital, Tsu
Takao Fujisawa, MD, PhD: Institute for Clinical Research, Allergy Center, National Hospital Organization Mie National Hospital, Tsu

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 4
p. 100139

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Pork-cat syndrome can occur in children younger than 10 years. A history of contact with animals since infancy and history of severe atopic dermatitis, which can promote epicutaneous sensitization to animal serum albumin, may be helpful in diagnosis.

Published in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: Global

ISSN: 2772-8293 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Immunologic diseases. Allergy
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-allergy-and-clinical-immunology-global

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