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Type I allergic reactions to roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), red deer (Cervus elaphus), and chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) in a single hunter

An observation from Switzerland

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Abbreviations

IgE:

Immunoglobulin E

kDa:

Kilo Dalton

mg:

Milligram

RAST:

Radioallergosorbent test

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Acknowledgements

We thank Claudia Eschenmoser, as well as Karin Schneider, both members of the laboratory team of the Hochgebirgsklinik Davos for their assistance in performing skin testing.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Hochgebirgsklink Davos, Herman-Burchard-Street 1, 7265, Davos Wolfgang, Switzerland

    Michaela Mokrá MD, Veronika Schmidt MD, Pashija Demolli MD, Marie-Charlotte Brüggen MD, PhD & Matthias Möhrenschlager MD

  2. Christine Kühne Center for Allergy Research and Education, Davos, Switzerland

    Veronika Schmidt MD & Marie-Charlotte Brüggen MD, PhD

  3. Department of Dermatology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Marie-Charlotte Brüggen MD, PhD

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Dr. Mokrá participated in data collection, data analysis, conceptualization, writing; Dr. Schmidt participated in data collection, data analysis, conceptualization, writing; Dr. Demolli participated in data collection, data analysis, conceptualization, writing; Dr. Brüggen participated in data collection, data analysis, conceptualization, writing; Dr. Möhrenschlager participated in data collection, data analysis, conceptualization, writing.

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Correspondence to Matthias Möhrenschlager MD.

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M. Mokrá, V. Schmidt, P. Demolli, M.-C. Brüggen and M. Möhrenschlager declare that they have no competing interests.

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Mokrá, M., Schmidt, V., Demolli, P. et al. Type I allergic reactions to roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), red deer (Cervus elaphus), and chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) in a single hunter. Allergo J Int 31, 21–22 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40629-021-00186-2

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