Watson Jonathan, Schobitz Erik, Davis Jonathan
Department of Emergency Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center, 3800 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA.
Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, 9901 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850, USA.
Am J Emerg Med. 2018 Jan;36(1):171.e5-171.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.10.040. Epub 2017 Oct 16.
Household pets are well known to cause allergic symptoms in susceptible individuals, most commonly conjunctivitis, rhinitis, bronchospasm or urticaria. The increasing prevalence of exotic pets, including rodents, may introduce novel allergens into the household setting. We describe the case of a 16-year-old female who presented to the emergency department (ED) with an immediate systemic reaction consistent with anaphylaxis following a bite injury from a pet Mongolian gerbil. Although rare, gerbil bite injury represents another possible allergen source for precipitating a severe allergic reaction.
众所周知，家庭宠物会在易感个体中引发过敏症状，最常见的是结膜炎、鼻炎、支气管痉挛或荨麻疹。包括啮齿动物在内的外来宠物越来越流行，这可能会将新的过敏原引入家庭环境。我们描述了一名16岁女性的病例，她因被宠物蒙古沙鼠咬伤后出现与过敏反应一致的即刻全身反应，被送往急诊科。虽然罕见，但沙鼠咬伤是引发严重过敏反应的另一个可能的过敏原来源。
