Egg allergy

Egg allergy is one of the most common food allergies in infants and young children. The great majority is not life‐threatening and management involves exclusion of egg from the diet and regular review with the expectation that the majority of children will outgrow the allergy by school age. Judgment...

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Published in:Pediatric allergy and immunology 2007-12, Vol.18 (8), p.696-702
Main Author: Kemp, Andrew S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
anaphylaxis
Biological and medical sciences
Dermatitis, Atopic - immunology
Desensitization, Immunologic
Eczema - immunology
egg hypersensitivity
Egg Hypersensitivity - immunology
Egg Proteins, Dietary - immunology
egg white
egg yolk
Erythema - immunology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Fundamental immunology
General aspects
Humans
Immunoglobulin E - blood
Immunoglobulin E - immunology
Infant
Male
Medical sciences
Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis
Skin Tests
urticaria
Urticaria - immunology
vaccination
Vaccines - adverse effects
Vaccines - immunology
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Summary:Egg allergy is one of the most common food allergies in infants and young children. The great majority is not life‐threatening and management involves exclusion of egg from the diet and regular review with the expectation that the majority of children will outgrow the allergy by school age. Judgment is required as to when the dietary elimination of egg is no longer required. This decision may be helped by demonstrating loss of sensitivity by skin prick or specific IgE testing and in some cases a supervised food challenge. Particular issues in management arise with more severe, potentially life‐threatening reactions, with immunization with vaccines prepared in eggs, with the diagnosis of egg hypersensitivity as a cause of delayed exacerbations of eczema which can be non‐IgE mediated, and in deciding whether a child can be allowed to ingest small amounts of cooked egg through egg‐containing foods while continuing to avoid raw egg or larger amounts of whole egg. Cases which illustrate these issues are presented.
ISSN:0905-6157
1399-3038
DOI:10.1111/j.1399-3038.2007.00679.x