Abstract
Transient acquired donor immunoglobulin (Ig)E-mediated food allergy after solid organ transplantation (SOT) has been described in a few case reports and in 1 systematic review. Theories regarding mechanism range from passive transfer of allergen-specific IgE through sensitized donor mast cells, 1 Castells M Boyce J. Transfer of peanut allergy by a liver allograft. N Engl J Med. 1998; 338: 202-203 Crossref PubMed Scopus (15) Google Scholar to transfer of B lymphocytes producing allergen-specific IgE or allergen-specific Th2 lymphocytes into the circulation at the time of transplantation. 2 Legendre C Caillat-Zucman S Samuel D Morelon S Bismuth H Bach J et al. Transfer of symptomatic peanut allergy to the recipient of a combined liver and kidney transplant. N Engl J Med. 1997; 337: 822-824 Crossref PubMed Scopus (137) Google Scholar
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