title: [Allergy to snails and mites in children].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Anaphylactic reactions after consumption of snails by patients sensitized to house-dust mites have been reported several times.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two 8- and 10-year old children sensitized to house-dust mites developed Quincke's oedema after eating snails. Immunoallergologic investigations including pricks-test, labial test, IgE Rast confirmed associated allergy between snails and house dust mites.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Considering the potential severity of anaphylactic reactions, it is necessary to warn children allergic to house dust mites and their parents about the high risk of associated allergy with snails.
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, centre hospitalier de Tarbes, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petrus
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cougnaud
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rhabbour
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Causse
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Netter
mesh_terms: D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000276:immunology; D000799:Angioedema / Q000209:etiology; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008925:Mites / Q000276:immunology*; D012908:Snails / Q000276:immunology*