Shellfish Hypersensitivity

06/11/2023 - "Over the past decades, the knowledge gained on the identification of the molecular features of different shellfish allergens improved the diagnosis and the potential design of allergen immunotherapy for shellfish allergy. "
12/15/2022 - "The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of the nasal allergen provocation test (NAPT) as a diagnostic tool in shellfish allergy. "
12/15/2022 - "Usefulness of the Nasal Allergen Provocation Test in the Diagnosis of Shellfish Allergy."
01/01/2022 - "Our results show that LvFABP is a shrimp allergen that cross reacts with the house dust mite allergen Blo t 13 and has allergenic activity, which suggest that it could be clinically relevant in case of shellfish allergy. "
03/23/2020 - "Knowledge gained on the identifications and defining the immuno-molecular features of different shellfish allergens over the past two decades have gradually translated into the design of new diagnostic and treatment options for shellfish allergy. "

01/01/2016 - "Population-based cross-sectional studies and cohort studies that examined the prevalence of fish and shellfish allergy (IgE mediated and non-IgE mediated) at an identifiable point in time were eligible for inclusion in the study. "
07/12/2023 - "IgE Mediated Shellfish Allergy in Children-A Review."
06/11/2023 - "IgE-Mediated Shellfish Allergy in Children."
01/01/2021 - "The diagnosis of shellfish allergy currently relies on patient history, skin prick test (SPT), and serum specific IgE (sIgE) quantification. "
06/01/2017 - "IgE-mediated shellfish allergy constitutes an important cause of food-related adverse reactions. "

09/19/2019 - "This study is the first to demonstrate the potency of hypoallergen-encoding DNA vaccines as a therapeutic strategy for human shellfish allergy via the vigorous induction of functional Treg cells."
03/23/2020 - "In this review, we will discuss the epidemiology, the molecular identification of shellfish allergens, recent progress in various diagnostic methods, as well as current development in immunotherapeutic approaches including the use of unmodified allergens, hypoallergens, immunoregulatory peptides and DNA vaccines for the prevention and treatment of shellfish allergy. "

03/01/2016 - "Current data supports the hypothesis that tropomyosin is the link between HDM and shellfish allergies. "
10/01/2015 - "A recombinant hypoallergenic tropomyosin has been developed, which opens a new avenue in the treatment of shellfish allergy. "
02/01/2010 - "Three different pools of sera-one from subjects with shellfish allergy and HDMs positivity, but negative for recombinant and native tropomyosin (rPen a 1 and nPen m 1) (Pool 2); a second from subjects with tropomyosin and HDMs positivity (Pool 1); and the last from subjects allergic only to HDMs (Pool 3) were submitted to immunoblotting. "
09/22/2023 - "(1) Background: Tropomyosin is a major cause of shellfish allergy and anaphylaxis triggered by food. "
01/01/2019 - "Further investigation into the role of tropomyosin in house-dust mite and shellfish allergies may provide novel immunotherapeutic approaches for shellfish allergy."

12/01/2021 - "Eighty-six cases involving 58 patients with contrast, iodine, or shellfish allergies were identified. "
12/01/2021 - "We sought to evaluate patients with known contrast, iodine, or shellfish allergies for allergic response when undergoing urologic imaging requiring intraluminal urinary tract contrast administration. "
09/21/2015 - "Usage of PIRP at TRUS PNB, however, is not applicable for patients with iodine or shellfish allergies."
09/01/2012 - "A review of the literature from 1975 through 2011 regarding allergic type reactions to RCM, as well as iodine, and shellfish allergy, was undertaken in an effort to review and develop recommendations on managing these patients presenting to the interventional pain clinic. "
04/01/2015 - "The intervention had a greater impact on respondents' knowledge about iodine allergy than shellfish allergy, most likely due to the difference in baseline knowledge (P < 0.005). "

03/26/2014 - "Shellfish allergy and relation to iodinated contrast media: United Kingdom survey."
11/01/2023 - "STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE: We realized a need for clarification on a number of concerns related to the use of iodinated contrast material as debates regarding the safety of these agents with patients with kidney disease, shellfish allergies, and thyroid dysfunction remain ongoing in medical practice. "
04/01/2015 - "Pre- and posttest responses were analyzed to assess the impact of the intervention on beliefs about radiocontrast media reactions and their perceived relationship to shellfish allergy and iodine "allergy." The mean pre- and posttest correct response scores were 41% and 91%, respectively. "
09/01/2012 - "Keywords used in the literature search were: radiocontrast media, contrast allergy, contrast reaction, iodine allergy, shellfish allergy, and fluoroscopy. "
10/01/2013 - "The aim of this article is to discuss some paradigmatic examples of medical myths, such as the use of beta-blockers in patients with heart failure, the risk of administering opioids in patients with abdominal pain, the suggestion to drink at least eight glasses of water per day, the risk of using contrast media in patients with shellfish allergy, the indiscriminate prescription of a huge number of laboratory tests to achieve an efficient diagnosis, the use of garlic for treat a kaleidoscope of human disorders, fructose as a viable replacement for sucrose, the relationship between obesity and mortality or between sex and caloric consumption, and the cognitive biases. "

06/10/2011 - " of shellfish allergy is basically strict elimination, which in highly allergic subjects may include avoidance of touching or smelling and the availability of self-administered epinephrine. "
01/01/2022 - "Among those with a known fish or shellfish allergy, prehospital epinephrine use was associated with known asthma (aOR 1.39 [95% CI, 1.05-1.84] and aOR 1.25 [95% CI, 1.02-1.54], respectively). "
03/23/2020 - "While the prevalence of shellfish allergy is increasing, the mainstay of clinical diagnosis for these patients includes extract-based skin prick test and specific IgE measurement while clinical management consists of food avoidance and as-needed use of adrenaline autoinjector should they develop severe allergic reactions. "

11/03/2021 - "Overall, these data provide an understanding of the relationship between the structure and allergenicity about Scy p 4, and the identified linear epitopes can be used for diagnosis and food processing of shellfish allergy."
12/01/2013 - "We sought to identify and validate CD4 T cell shrimp tropomyosin-derived epitopes and characterize CD4 T cell responses in subjects with a clinical history of shellfish allergy. "
03/01/1994 - "These results suggest that prick test yields better results than CAP does it, in shellfish hypersensitivity, that clinical association among shellfish hypersensitivity can occurs within the same and different Phylum reflecting common epitopes and that squid, octopus and limpet extracts contain a large amount of heat-stable allergens."

12/22/2020 - "The diagnosis of shellfish allergy, in particular shrimp, is challenging due to the similarity of allergenic proteins from other invertebrates. "
04/01/2007 - "Upon further investigation, it was discovered that shellfish allergies are not due to the iodine component, but rather, to a protein found in the shellfish. "

12/01/2006 - "Shellfish allergy: a contraindication for fundus fluorescein angiography; misconception or reality."

03/23/2020 - "There is a pressing need to introduce more specific diagnostic methods, as well as effective and safe therapies for patients with shellfish allergy. "
01/01/2024 - "To develop novel therapies for shellfish allergies, preclinical mouse models are required. "
01/01/2024 - "Additionally, they are rarely outgrown, can result in fatal reactions, and there are no FDA-approved therapies for shellfish allergies. "
01/01/2022 - "Emerging approaches in the diagnosis and therapy in shellfish allergy."
01/01/2018 - "Here, we report a case of a 61-year-old male with advanced HCC who developed a shellfish allergy after completing three cycles of combination of tremelimumab and durvalumab therapy."

03/01/2016 - "This is a novel strategy for clinical management of shellfish allergy and is a model for mechanistic studies of oral immunotherapy."
01/01/2015 - "There are no published clinical trials evaluating specific oral immunotherapy for fish or shellfish allergy."
04/01/2016 - "In contrast, although the remaining three patients had low risk for shellfish allergy, but they were the best candidates for immunotherapy using mite extracts. "
03/01/2016 - "This notion is supported by indirect data from the effects of HDM immunotherapy on shellfish allergy, and strong correlations of shellfish and HDM sensitization. "
03/01/2016 - "Shellfish allergy is one of the most common food hypersensitivities worldwide but allergen-specific immunotherapy for shellfish allergy is not yet available. "

04/01/2013 - "We explored the origins of and evidence related to four medical myths: patients with shellfish allergies should not receive intravenous contrast, patients with atrial fibrillation of less than 48 hours' duration do not require anticoagulation before cardioversion, patients with suspected meningitis should have a computed tomography (CT) scan before a lumbar puncture, and patients with respiratory disease should not receive β-blockers. "

04/01/2007 - "A 65-year-old Caucasian male with a shellfish allergy developed atrial fibrillation and hypotension after coronary artery bypass and duodenal ulcer surgery. "

12/01/2006 - "Shellfish allergy: a contraindication for fundus fluorescein angiography; misconception or reality."