Consumption of heat-treated egg by children allergic or sensitized to egg can affect the natural course of egg allergy: Hypothesis-generating observations

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 414-415

  Konstantinou, George N ^a   Giavi, Stavroula ^a   Kalobatsou, Aleksandra ^a   Vassilopoulou, Emilia ^a   Douladiris, Nikolaos ^a   Saxoni Papageorgiou, Photini ^a   Papadopoulos, Nikolaos G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EGG; EGG ALLERGY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEAT TREATED EGG; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; URTICARIA;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EGG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EGG PROTEINS; EGG WHITE; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; MALE;

EID: 48349086437     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2008.05.032     Document Type: Letter

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