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Reactions to Shrimp Including Severe Anaphylaxis in Mite- and Cockroach-Allergic Patients Who Have Never Eaten Shrimp: Clinical Significance of IgE Cross-Reactivity to Tropomyosins From Different Sources

Martins TF1, Mendonça TN2, Melo JML2, Moreno AS1, Januário YC1, DaSilva LLP1, Dias MM1, Meireles PR3, Santos KS3, Yang AC4,5, Arruda LK1,2 

1Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
2Clinical Hospital of Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
3Disciplina de Imunologia Clínica e Alergia, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
4Disciplina de Imunologia Clínica e Alergia, Hospital da Clínicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
5University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 2019; Vol 29(4) : 302-305
doi: 10.18176/jiaci.0378

Key words: Shrimp, Tropomyosin, IgE, Oral food challenges, Crossreactivity