Alpha-gal syndrome: first case reported in Peru
We present the case of a 5-year-old male patient with a medical history of recurrent bronchospasms since 3 months . He went to the pediatric allergy clinic at the Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital with his mother, who reported episodes of acute urticaria, one after consuming cooked pork a...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | Perú |
| Institución: | Cuerpo Médico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo |
| Repositorio: | Revista del Cuerpo Médico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:cmhnaaa_ojs_cmhnaaa.cmhnaaa.org.pe:article/2760 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://cmhnaaa.org.pe/ojs/index.php/rcmhnaaa/article/view/2760 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Síndrome de alfa-gal Sensibilización alfa-gal Alergia a la carne roja Alergia a la alfa-gal Alpha-gal syndrome Alpha-gal sensitization Red meat allergy Mammalian meat allergy |
| Sumario: | We present the case of a 5-year-old male patient with a medical history of recurrent bronchospasms since 3 months . He went to the pediatric allergy clinic at the Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital with his mother, who reported episodes of acute urticaria, one after consuming cooked pork and another 2 after consuming cooked beef. To the evaluation, non-contributory exam. The following tests were performed: specific IgE in vitro, where a positive result was obtained for pork albumin (26.6 KUA/L) and later skin tests, with a positive result for raw pork. Due to the appearance of lesions only after the consumption of cooked mammalian meat, alpha-gal syndrome was suspected and specific IgE testing against alpha-gal was requested through an external laboratory, which came back positive (>100 kU/L). |
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