Alpha-gal syndrome-Food or drug allergy: A case report.
Marina BožanVesna Vukičević LazarevićIvan MarkovićJadranka Morović-VerglesJoško MitrovićPublished in: Clinical case reports (2023)
Alpha-gal syndrome is an immunoglobulin E-mediated hypersensitivity characterized by delayed allergic reactions to ingested products containing alpha-gal carbohydrate. We present a patient with recurrent urticaria and suspected repaglinide hypersensitivity, who was eventually diagnosed with alpha-gal syndrome, wanting to emphasize possible drug allergy misdiagnosis and required caution with the medication choice.