
doi: 10.1111/all.12483
pmid: 25040899
AbstractBackgroundEgg‐sensitized infants who have never eaten egg may react at first ingestion. We sought to determine the association between skin prick test (SPT) and specific IgE (sIgE) to egg proteins (EP) and oral food challenge (OFC) outcomes to find cut‐off points which can diagnose egg allergy.MethodsOne hundred and fifty‐four infants up to 18 months, with cow's milk allergy (CMA) and/or atopic dermatitis (AD) without previous egg consumption, were recruited. SPT to EP were performed. If it was positive, sIgE was performed. If positive SPT and/or sIgE (n = 94), OFC was performed between 12 and 18 months. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were plotted, and the outcome of the OFC was related to SPT and sIgE. The cut‐off points with the best diagnostic accuracy were found.ResultsNinety‐four patients were sensitized to egg (69%) and 60 nonsensitized (31%). Of the sensitized, 27 tolerated cooked (CE) and raw egg (RE) (28.7%). Sixty‐seven were allergic (71.3%): 29 reacted to CE, seven to egg yolk (EY) and 22 to egg white (EW) and 38 reacted to RE. 69.2% tolerated CE. EW SPT and ovalbumin (OVA) sIgE have the best area under the curve (AUC). The higher positive predictive values (PPV) were obtained for EW SPT and EW sIgE.ConclusionsIn egg‐sensitized infants with EW SPT ≥8 mm and/or EW sIgE ≥8.36 KU/l, egg diagnostic OFC can be avoided as there is 94% probability of becoming positive. In the other patients, OFC should be performed safely and early to avoid unnecessary diets.
egg sensitization, Male, atopic dermatitis, egg allergy, Infant, Egg Proteins, Dietary, Immunoglobulin E, cow's milk allergy, ROC Curve, positive predictive values, Area Under Curve, Child, Preschool, Immune Tolerance, Humans, Female, Milk Hypersensitivity, Egg Hypersensitivity, Skin Tests
egg sensitization, Male, atopic dermatitis, egg allergy, Infant, Egg Proteins, Dietary, Immunoglobulin E, cow's milk allergy, ROC Curve, positive predictive values, Area Under Curve, Child, Preschool, Immune Tolerance, Humans, Female, Milk Hypersensitivity, Egg Hypersensitivity, Skin Tests
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