egg allergy

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Laboratory

Management

  • oral immunotherapy with egg-white powder ~30% effective[1]
  • introducing infants to egg at ages 4-6 months is associated with reduced risk for egg allergy[2]
  • early introduction of heated egg powder can prevent egg allergy in some high-risk infants[3]

More general terms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Burks AW et al Oral immunotherapy for treatment of egg allergy in children. N Engl J Med 2012 Jul 19; 367:233. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22808958
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ierodiakonou D et al Timing of Allergenic Food Introduction to the Infant Diet and Risk of Allergic or Autoimmune DiseaseA Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA. September 20, 2016 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27654604 <Internet> http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2553447
  3. 3.0 3.1 Natsume O, Kabashima S, Nakazato J et al Two-step egg introduction for prevention of egg allergy in high-risk infants with eczema (PETIT): a randomised, double- blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. Dec 8, 2016 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27939035 <Internet> http://thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(16)31418-0/fulltext
    Roberts G Another step towards prevention of food allergy. Lancet. Dec 8, 2016 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27939036 <Internet> http://thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(16)31661-0/fulltext