New onset egg allergy in an adult.

Abstract

We report newly presenting systemic and local allergic reactions to egg in a 55-year-old woman. The patient did not have a history of egg allergy in childhood or occupational exposure to egg proteins; nor did she report any disease that is known to be related to food allergy. A skin prick test with commercial extracts, prick-to-prick test, CAP radioallergosorbent assay, and a double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge test were used to prove egg allergy. Because egg allergy mainly affects children and symptoms frequently disappear with age, the late onset in this patient is rare.

• Authors: M Unsel, A Z Sin, O Ardeniz, N Erdem, R Ersoy, O Gulbahar, N Mete, A Kokuludağ
• Journal: Journal of investigational allergology & clinical immunology (J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol) Vol. 17 Issue 1 Pg. 55-8 ( 2007) ISSN: 1018-9068 [Print] Spain
• PMID: 17323866 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Clinical Trial, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Immunoglobulin E

Topics

• Egg Hypersensitivity (blood, diagnosis, immunology)
• Egg White (adverse effects)
• Egg Yolk (adverse effects)
• Female
• Humans
• Immunoglobulin E (blood, immunology)
• Middle Aged
• Radioallergosorbent Test
• Skin Tests