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Background: The pigeon tick is a temporary parasite of pigeons. It bites during night hours and lies briefly on its prey, as long as it takes the blood meal. When pigeons are not accessible, ticks look for other hosts, invading nearby flats and biting humans.
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University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Frankfurt, Germany.
Pigeon tick bite: A neglected cause of idiopathic nocturnal anaphylaxis.
Allergy
April 2018
Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.
Anaphylaxis is a serious systemic allergic reaction with rapid onset and potentially life-threatening. We report in detail a case of severe nocturnal anaphylaxis due to pigeon tick bite showing the diagnostic value of the extract and the recombinant allergen in the diagnostic procedures (basophil activation test, IgE immunoblot, and experimental ImmunoCAP). Apart from the presented case, we describe that during the last 10 years, we have collected 28 cases of allergy to Argas reflexus from several European countries.
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April 2008
Reparto Medicina 2, Ospedale, Vizzolo Predabissi, Milano.
The importance of this case, an episode of anaphylactic reaction for Argas reflexus, the pigeon tick, is due to the ever-increasing presence in urban areas of the pigeon. The knowledge of existence of this parasite and of his biological characteristics is essential to make a correct and timely diagnosis, to avoid the frequent relapse of symptoms, to take the necessary therapeutical and preventive measures.
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