Diagnosis of carmine allergy using carminic acid solves interference of house dust mite and crustacean cross-reactivity

Clin Exp Allergy. 2022 Oct;52(10):1225-1229. doi: 10.1111/cea.14199. Epub 2022 Jul 15.

Eva Ganseman^{1

2}, Toon Ieven^{2

3}, Glynis Frans⁴, Pieter Denorme⁵, Lieve Coorevits², Erna Van Hoeyveld⁴, Erik Martens⁶, Dominique Bullens^{2

7}, Rik Schrijvers^{2

3}, Christine Breynaert^{2

3}, Paul Proost¹

¹ KU Leuven, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Rega Institute, Research Group Immunity and Inflammation - Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, Leuven, Belgium.
² KU Leuven, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Research Group, Leuven, Belgium.
³ University Hospitals Leuven, Department of General Internal Medicine - Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Leuven, Belgium.
⁴ Laboratory Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
⁵ Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
⁶ KU Leuven, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Rega Institute, Research Group Immunity and Inflammation - Laboratory of Immunobiology, Leuven, Belgium.
⁷ Department of Pediatrics, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

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Keywords: Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus; anaphylaxis; carmine; cochineal lice; cross-reactivity; food hypersensitivity; specific IgE.

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