Abstract

Sea urchins are members of a large group of marine invertebrates in the phylum Echinodermata, subphylum Echinozoa, class Echinoidea. The sea urchin of gastronomical interest is the Paracentrotus lividus. Their shell is globular in shape and is armed with spines. 1 Rodriguez V Bartolomè B Armisèn M Vidal C Food allergy to Paracentrotus lividus (sea urchin roe). Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2007; 98: 393-396 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (12) Google Scholar The spines, long and sharp, protect the urchin from predators and can inflict a painful wound. Skin reactions to sea urchin have been described in the medical literature. 2 Meneghini CL Cases of sea urchin granuloma with positive intradermal test to spine extracts. Contact Dermatitis. 1972; 12: 316 Google Scholar The reproductive organs of sea urchins can be eaten cooked or raw. The use of these sea urchins as food is common in Korea, Japan, Spain, and Italy. In southern Italy, they are usually eaten raw. Reactions after eating sea urchin roe (boiled and served with sushi) have been previously described. 1 Rodriguez V Bartolomè B Armisèn M Vidal C Food allergy to Paracentrotus lividus (sea urchin roe). Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2007; 98: 393-396 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (12) Google Scholar , 3 Hickey RW Sea urchin roe (uni) anaphylaxis. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2007; 98: 493-494 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (11) Google Scholar

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