title: Tropomyosin sensitization in house dust mite allergic patients.
abstract: The growing popularity and frequency of consumption of seafood is accompanied by an increasing number of adverse reactions reported in literature. Allergic reactions to seafood can generate a variety of symptoms ranging from a mild oral allergy syndrome to keen anaphylactic reactions. Tropomyosin, the major shellfish allergen is regarded to be responsible for clinical cross-reactivity to inhaled house dust mites. The aim of the study was to investigate the prevalence of sensitization to tropomyosin in house dust mite allergic patients in southern Bavaria and to compare the results with allergic symptoms. Sera of house dust mite allergic patients (positive skin prick test, allergen-specific IgE and intranasal provocation) were screened for IgE antibodies to tropomyosin (Der p 10). Patients were contacted by phone to evaluate allergic symptoms when consuming seafood. IgE antibodies to house dust mite tropomyosin (Der p 10) could be found in 4 out of 93 sera (4.3%). Two of these four patients (50%) showed itching and swelling of oral mucosa accompanied by bronchial obstruction after consumption of shrimp. Two patients had no problems when eating seafood. None of the seronegative patients complained about any health problems during or after consumption of seafood. In conclusion, cross-reactivity to tropomyosin in house dust mite allergic patients in southern Bavaria, Germany is rarer than suspected. Beside the direct allergic reactions, a further part of reactions to seafood must therefore be ascribed to other mechanisms such as intoxication or intolerance to, e.g. additives in the food product.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Ludwig Maximilian University, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 Munich, Germany. sven.becker@med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Moritz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gröger
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Canis
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pfrogner
authors.forename: Matthias F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Kramer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D039741:Antigens, Dermatophagoides / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D040002:Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus / Q000276:immunology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D007114:Immunization / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D039981:Pyroglyphidae / Q000276:immunology*; D012882:Skin Tests / Q000379:methods; D014335:Tropomyosin / Q000276:immunology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D039741:Antigens, Dermatophagoides; D014335:Tropomyosin
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