Knüsel J, Wüthrich B
Schweiz Med Wochenschr. 1983 May 7;113(18):658-62.
The authors report 7 cases of allergic respiratory diseases such as asthma, allergic rhinitis and bronchitis, induced by non-occupational contact with pet-fish food. Food for pet fish contains proteins of a variety of arthropod species (larvae and adult forms) --e.g. Chironomus, Daphnia, brine shrimps and others --as well as fresh-water worms such as Tubifex, Enchytraea etc. Thus far only hemoglobins of Chironomus have been well studied with regard to their antigenic role; sensitization against Chironomus was noticed in most of our patients. Daphnia is also known to be a specific allergen. Atopic patients often become sensitized against further respiratory allergens (5 out of the 7 patients had a previous allergy against pollen). Accordingly, patients with respiratory diseases of already known allergic origin should, in our opinion, give up not only mammals or birds as household pets but also an aquarium.
作者报告了7例因非职业接触宠物鱼食而诱发的过敏性呼吸道疾病，如哮喘、过敏性鼻炎和支气管炎。宠物鱼食含有多种节肢动物物种（幼虫和成虫形态）的蛋白质，例如摇蚊、水蚤、卤虫等，以及淡水蠕虫，如水丝蚓、白线蚓等。到目前为止，仅对摇蚊血红蛋白的抗原作用进行了充分研究；我们的大多数患者都发现了对摇蚊的致敏现象。水蚤也是一种已知的特异性过敏原。特应性患者常常会对其他呼吸道过敏原产生致敏（7例患者中有5例先前对花粉过敏）。因此，我们认为，患有已知过敏性起源的呼吸道疾病的患者，不仅应该放弃将哺乳动物或鸟类作为家庭宠物，还应该放弃饲养水族箱。
