Results of the oral egg-challenge test performed on two different groups of children. One group with a history, suggestive of allergic reaction with egg intake and the other group sensitised to hen's egg without previous egg intake

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 233-240

  Fadeeva, T ^a   Eseverri Asin, J L ^a   Labrador Horrillo, M ^a   Garriga Baraut, T ^a   Ocana Vela R F ^a   Romero Conde, S L ^a   Esteso Hontoria, O ^a   Blasco Valero, C ^a   Marin Molina, A M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Egg allergy; Egg sensitised children without prior egg intake; Oral challenge test

Indexed keywords

EGG WHITE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGY TEST; ANAMNESIS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG ALLERGY; EGG YOLK; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRICK TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHINITIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIZATION; SKIN ALLERGY; URTICARIA; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALLERGENS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EATING; EGG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EGGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; MALE; MURAMIDASE; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 77957237149     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: 15781267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aller.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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