Alpha-Gal Syndrome in Children: Peculiarities of a "Tick-Borne" Allergic Disease

• Main Authors: Francesca Saretta (Author), Mattia Giovannini (Author), Francesca Mori (Author), Stefania Arasi (Author), Lucia Liotti (Author), Luca Pecoraro (Author), Simona Barni (Author), Riccardo Castagnoli (Author), Carla Mastrorilli (Author), Lucia Caminiti (Author), Gian Luigi Marseglia (Author), Elio Novembre (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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The alpha-gal syndrome is an allergic syndrome that comprises two clinical pictures: an immediate hypersensitivity to drugs containing alpha-gal and a delayed hypersensitivity to the ingestion of red mammalian meat. This allergic syndrome is often under-recognized, and patients are mislabeled with d...