Allergic hypersensitivity to red meat induced by tick bites: a French case report

An increasing number of cases of delayed anaphylactic reactionsafter the consumption of red meathave been reported in the United States but few similar cases have been reported in Europe. We report herein a French observation. A 54-year-old man first developed generalized urticaria, tachycardia, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting 4 hours after eating beef kidneys. He subsequently had several similar episodes after eating beef, lamb and pork meat. He ate chicken and fish without problems. He did [...]