Abstract
In a 30-year-old chef with recurrent delayed angioedema history as well as the experimental detection of IgE antibodies against galactose-alpha-(1,3)-galactose (alpha-Gal) pointed to alpha-Gal as the causative agent. The diagnosis, therefore, was delayed anaphylaxis due to alpha-Gal. Because of the potential relationship to his profession, we submitted a dermatologist's report BK 5101 to the liability and insurance association, whereupon his contract of employment was terminated without notice. As a consequence, we reported an occupational disease. This case demonstrates an underdiagnosed, potentially life-threatening allergy to the disaccharide alpha-Gal in red meat as an occupational disease.
| Translated title of the contribution | Alpha-Gal-associated delayed red meat anaphylaxis as an occupational disease |
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| Original language | German |
| Journal | Hautarzt |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| Pages (from-to) | 848-852 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| ISSN | 0017-8470 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
