Table 1 Seven cases of allergy due to ingestion of edible jellyfish
From: Anaphylaxis after jellyfish ingestion with no history of stings: a pediatric case report
Case | Country | Age/sex | Type of jellyfish | Anaphylaxis | Previous jellyfish sting | Skin prick test | Oral food challenge | Basophil activation test | Immuno-blotting | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Japan | 32/F | Rhopilema esculentum | Yes | Yes (surfer) | Rhopilema esculentum (+) | ND | ND | Aurelia aurita (200 kDa) | [5] |
2 | Japan | 45/M | Unknown | Yes | Yes (surfer) | Jellyfish (unknown) (+) | ND | Jellyfish (unknown) (+) | ND | [6] |
Poly-γ-glutamic acid (+) | ||||||||||
Fermented soybeans (+) | ||||||||||
3 | Japan | 14/M | Cephea cephea | Yes | No | Cephea cephea (+) | ND | ND | ND | [7] |
4 | China | 26/M | Unknown | Yes | Yes (ND) | ND | ND | ND | ND | [8] |
5 | Japan | 30/M | Unknown | Yes | Yes (fisherman) | Stomolphus meleagris (+) | ND | ND | ND | [9] |
6 | Japan | 14/M | Loboneimoides robustus | Yes | No | Loboneimoides robustus (+) | (+) | ND | ND | [10] |
Poly-γ-glutamic acid (−) | ||||||||||
Fermented soybeans (−) | ||||||||||
7 | Japan | 14/F | Unknown | Yes | No | Rhopilema hisphidum (+) | (+) | Rhopilema esculentum (+) | Collagen from Rhopilema esculentum (40 kDa) | Present case |
Stomolophus meleagris (−) | Stomolophus meleagris (+) | |||||||||
Nemopilema nomurai (+) | Rhopilema hisphidum (+) | |||||||||
Lobonema smithi (+) | Lobonema smithi (+) | |||||||||
Fermented soybeans (−) |