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Anaphylaxis to grand keyhole limpet (abalone-like shellfish) and abalone
A Morikawa1, M Kato, K Tokuyama
1Department of Pediatrics, Gunma University School of Medicine, Japan.
Annals of Allergy
|November 1, 1990
Abstract:
We report five patients who developed moderate to severe anaphylactic reactions induced by the ingestion of grand keyhole limpet (GKL) and abalone. Specific IgE-mediated hypersensitivity to these shellfish was demonstrated by history, prick skin test, and RAST. RAST inhibition technique revealed the cross-antigenicity between GKL, abalone, and keyhole limpet hemocyanin.