Could Cat Flea Bites Contribute to a-Gal Serum IgE Levels in Humans?

J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol. 2022 Dec 15;32(6):494-495. doi: 10.18176/jiaci.0784. Epub 2022 Jan 28.

Authors

F Stenger¹, P Seidel¹, T Schricker², S Volc¹, J Fischer^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Tuebingen, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany.
² Division of Experimental Allergy and Immunodermatology and University Clinics of Dermatology and Allergy, University of Oldenburg, Oldenburg, Germany.

PMID: 35088764
DOI: 10.18176/jiaci.0784

No abstract available

Keywords: Cat flea; Tick. Anaphylaxis; a-Gal; a-Gal syndrome.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Allergens
Animals
Ctenocephalides*
Food Hypersensitivity*
Humans
Immunoglobulin E
Siphonaptera*
Tick Bites*

Substances

Immunoglobulin E
Allergens