New onset egg allergy in an adult
Unsel, M.; Sin, A.Z.; Ardeniz, O.; Erdem, N.; Ersoy, R.; Gulbahar, O.; Mete, N.; Kokuludağ, A.
Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology 17(1): 55-58
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 1018-9068 PMID: 17323866 Document Number: 608476
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.