title: Exotic food anaphylaxis and the broken heart: sago worm and takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
abstract: There is increasing consumption of exotic food in Malaysia. Animals such as insects, worms and wild life animals also form part of the staple food of the local population. This practice may lead to more incidence of food allergy and anaphylaxis. We report a non-indigenous man who developed food anaphylaxis after consuming fried sago worms and consequently Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. We postulate that certain food allergy and anaphylaxis could be another causative trigger for Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
authors.affiliation: Sarawak General Hospital, Cardiology Department, Kota Samarahan, 94300, Sarawak, Malaysia. yewkuanleong@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Yew
authors.forename: V S L
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Kok
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens; D000707:Anaphylaxis; D000818:Animals; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D054549:Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens