De Maat-Bleeker F, Akkerdaas J H, van Ree R, Aalberse R C
Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Allergy. 1995 May;50(5):438-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1995.tb01174.x.
A female patient experienced a severe allergic reaction after consumption of vineyard snails. The patient proved to be sensitized to house-dust mite (HDM) and demonstrated a positive skin test and specific IgE to snail (Eobania vermiculata, Lofarma). The snail RAST was > 80% inhibited by HDM, whereas the mite RAST was < 10% inhibited by snail extract. This is possibly another example of food allergy related to primary sensitization by an aeroallergen.