Tick Bites May Trigger Red Meat Allergy Causing Delayed Angioedema, Case Study Reports

Delayed angioedema can be triggered when a person eats red meat following a tick bite, according to a case report from Jersey Shore University Medical Center in the U.S. The study, “Diagnosing Meat Allergy After Tick Bite Without Delay,” was published in the Journal of the American…

Food Intolerance, Not Allergies, Seen as Likely Cause of Angioedema Attacks in Study

Food may trigger angioedema attacks through an intolerance — rather than an allergic — reaction, according to a small study published in the Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. In hereditary angioedema (HAE), the immune system and blood flow processes may be excessively activated, causing episodic attacks of swelling —…