An association between tick bite reactions and red meat allergy in humans

2009/05/01 by Sheryl van Nunen, Kate O'Connor, Lesley Clarke +2 · 1 citation
Medicine · #Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization #Contact Dermatitis and Allergies #Family medicine #Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research #Medicine

paper · doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02533.x

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Abstract

Twenty-five patients living in a tick-endemic region of Sydney, New South Wales developed red meat allergy after experiencing large local reactions to tick bites. This represents a potentially novel cross-reaction between an arthropod and a food protein. (MJA 2009; 190: 510-511).

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