Specific oral tolerance induction with raw hen's egg in children with very severe egg allergy: A randomized controlled trial

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 66-74

  Dello Iacono, Iride ^a   Tripodi, Salvatore ^b   Calvani, Mauro ^c   Panetta, Valentina ^d   Verga, Maria Carmela ^e   Miceli Sopo, Stefano ^f  

^a FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SANDRO PERTINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d L'altrastatistica srl Consultancy and Training Biostatistics Office   (Italy)

^e Primary Care Paediatrics ASL Salerno   (Italy)

^f CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Double blind placebo controlled food challenge; End point skin prick test; Food allergy; Hen's egg; IgE; Skin prick test; Specific oral tolerance induction

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; PLACEBO; STEROID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET THERAPY; EGG ALLERGY; EMULSION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEN EGG ALLERGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; LARYNX SPASM; MALE; ORAL PRURITUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINITIS; SAFETY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPECIFIC ORAL TOLERANCE INDUCTION; URTICARIA;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALLERGENS; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EGG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EGGS; EMULSIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; SKIN TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872671644     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: 13993038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2012.01349.x     Document Type: Article

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