Kosin Med J.  2019 Jun;34(1):72-77. 10.7180/kmj.2019.34.1.72.

A Case of an Infant Diagnosed with Cow's Milk Allergy and Concurrent Meat Allergy via ImmunoCAP ISAC®

• Jo SY
• Lee CH
• Kim SW
• Hwang YH

• KMID: 2451779
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7180/kmj.2019.34.1.72

Abstract

Approximately 13-20% of infants with milk allergies concurrently exhibit beef allergies. Here, we report a 24-month-old infant who exhibited both pork and beef allergies, concurrently with a milk allergy. The infant's laboratory test results were: 3.73 ISU-E (ISAC standardized unit for IgE) for cow milk β-lactoglobulin, 23.8 ISU-E for casein, 12.8 ISU-E for cow milk Bos d 6 of serum albumin, and 4.85 ISU-E for cat Fel d 2. This case report summarizes an infant patient diagnosed with a meat allergy that was associated with cow's milk allergy, using ImmunoCAP ISAC®. Not only ImmunoCAP ISAC® but also immunocap can be used to diagnose milk allergy and meat allergy at the same time, immunocap testing for component antigen is rare. ImmunoCAP ISAC® is used to diagnose these allergies in our case study, as it has advantage that only 1ml of blood is needed to run various component antigen tests.

Keyword

Atrioventricular block; Bradycardia; General anesthesia

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia, General
Animals
Atrioventricular Block
Bradycardia
Caseins
Cats
Child, Preschool
Humans
Hypersensitivity*
Infant*
Meat*
Milk Hypersensitivity*
Milk*
Red Meat
Serum Albumin
Caseins
Serum Albumin

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