title: [Does the pork/cat syndrome constitute a predisposition to heparin allergy?].
abstract: Observations are reported of two heparin-allergic patients (in one case, urticaria and in the other urticaria and asthma). These two patients show a curious association of the pork/cat syndrome, previously described (1, 2), that is an association of sensitivity to cat epithelia and pork meat. Since the heparins used nowadays are of porcine origin, the question is raised of a possible causal link that may exist between these 2 allergies. It seems that the possibility of association of these two allergies is much more likely than chance encounter.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Immuno-Allergologie-CHU, Angers.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Drouet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Le Sellin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sabbah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D001249:Asthma / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000276:immunology; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002415:Cats / Q000276:immunology*; D003429:Cross Reactions; D017985:Dalteparin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000188:drug therapy; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D013552:Swine / Q000276:immunology*; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014581:Urticaria / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; C006871:calcium heparin; D006493:Heparin; D017985:Dalteparin
vernacular_title: Le syndrome porc/chat constitue-t-il une prédisposition à l'allergie à l'héparine?