Clinical Characteristics of Patients Sensitized to Siberian Hamster
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2016
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Torres JA, Sastre J, Vivanco F, Sanz Maroto A, de Las Heras M, Pastor-Vargas C. Clinical Characteristics of Patients Sensitized to Siberian Hamster. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol. 2016;26(2):113-5. doi: 10.18176/jiaci.0022. PMID: 27164628.
Abstract
The Siberian, Russian, or Dzungarian hamster (Phodopus sungorus) has gained great popularity with its introduction as a pet [1], probably because it is more sociable and smaller than other hamsters. The Siberian hamster (SH) has a similar appearance to common hamsters such as the European hamster (Cricetus cricetus) and the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus), although it belongs to a different genus. The fact that its main allergen shows no IgE cross-reactivity with allergens from European or golden hamsters [2] hampers diagnosis, because there is currently no standardized commercial extract available for SH. Clinical data on allergy to SH are relatively scarce [3-5]. We describe the clinical characteristics of patients
sensitized to SH.