Monosensitivity to pangasius and tilapia caused by allergens other than parvalbumin

D. G. Ebo, A. Kuehn, C. H. Bridts, C. Hilger, F. Hentges, W. J. Stevens

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    Abstract

    Fish allergy is one of the most common food allergies in populations where fish is a major part of the diet. Most fish-allergic patients react to the panallergen parvalbumin present in multiple fish species. Our aim was to investigate the clinical case of a patient with oral allergy syndrome to pangasius and Nile tilapia but tolerance of other fish and seafood. The temporal relationship between fish consumption and allergic symptoms, the positive skin prick tests, and the basophil activation test results for both fish species strongly supported the diagnosis of an immunoglobulin (Ig) E-mediated allergy. This was confirmed by the detection of specific IgE to 18-kDa and 45-kDa proteins in immunoblot analysis. Notably, the patient was not sensitized to parvalbumin, as shown by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using purified allergens. Cross-reactivity between fish species can result from sensitization to allergens other than parvalbumin. This case report emphasizes the applications of flow cytometry - assisted analysis in the diagnosis of food allergy.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)84-88
    Number of pages5
    JournalJournal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology
    Volume20
    Issue number1
    Publication statusPublished - 2010

    Keywords

    • BAT assay
    • Fish allergy
    • Monosensitivity
    • Pangasius
    • Tilapia

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