Diagnostic utility of components in allergy to Anisakis simplex.

BACKGROUND In our region, Anisakis allergy is responsible for 8% of acute urticarial reactions, 25% of which progress to anaphylactic shock. The poor specificity of skin tests and in vitro specific immunoglobulin (Ig) E means that Anisakis allergy is frequently overdiagnosed. OBJECTIVE We studied the diagnostic value of 2 Anisakis allergens: rAni s 1 and rAni s 3. METHODS Skin tests, the basophil activation test (BAT), and specific IgE determination were performed with rAni s 1 and 3 in 25 patients allergic to Anisakis, 17 atopic controls, and 10 controls with acute urticaria and positive skin test and sIgE results for Anisakis, but no allergy to Anisakis. RESULTS For rAni s1, skin tests had a sensitivity and specificity of 100% and specific IgE had a sensitivity and specificity of 100% in the atopic control group and 90% in the urticaria control group. BAT had a sensitivity of 96.8% and a specificity of 100% in the atopic control group and 66.7% in the urticaria control group. For rAni s 3, only 1 patient had positive specific IgE results to rAni s 3. All other techniques gave negative results in patients and controls CONCLUSIONS rAni s 1 is the major allergen of Anisakis and the target allergen when diagnosing allergy to Anisakis, rAni s 3 is not relevant when attempting to explain false-positive results.

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