[Allergy to squid and acari in a child].

UNLABELLED: Anaphylactic reactions after consumption of squid by patients sensitized to house dust mites have been reported several times.

CASE REPORT: A child allergic to dust mites developed an angioneurotic edema after eating squid. An immunoallergological assessment, including the prick test, labial test and IgE RAST revealed an allergy associated to both dust mites and squid.

CONCLUSIONS

In light of the potential seriousness of anaphylactic reactions, parents of children allergic to dust mites and these children should be made aware of the increased risk of allergies to squid that they may face.