The prevalence of allergy to egg: a population‐based study in young children

Eggesbø, Merete; Botten, Grete; Halvorsen, Ragnhild; Magnus, Per

doi:10.1034/j.1398-9995.2001.056005403.x

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“…In 2008, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expanded the influenza vaccine recommendation to include all children between 6 months and 18 years of age. 7 Given the prevalence of asthma 15,16 and egg allergy 17 in the US population, providers are faced with the challenge of administering egg-containing influenza vaccine to egg-allergic patients for whom the vaccine is indicated.…”

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Safety of Influenza Vaccine Administration in Egg-Allergic Patients

Chung¹,

Huang²,

Schneider

2010

Pediatrics

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OBJECTIVE: Current guidelines recommend that egg-allergic patients receive an influenza vaccine skin test before the influenza vaccine. This study evaluated the safety of bypassing the skin test and administering graded doses of influenza vaccine to egg-allergic children. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective chart-review study of egg-allergic patients aged 6 months to 18 years who received the vaccine skin test and/or a 2-dose graded influenza vaccine. Between influenza seasons 2002–2003 and 2006–2007, egg-allergic patients underwent a vaccine skin test before influenza vaccine administration. Starting in 2006–2007, the skin test was removed from our protocol and egg-allergic patients received the influenza vaccine in 2 graded doses. All vaccinated patients were observed for adverse reactions. RESULTS: Two hundred sixty-one egg-allergic patients were evaluated for influenza vaccine administration, and 171 went on to receive the vaccine. Of the 56 patients who received the skin test before the influenza vaccine, 95% (exact 95% confidence interval [CI]: 85.1–98.9) tolerated the vaccine without a serious adverse reaction. This rate was unchanged after the vaccine skin test was removed from the protocol. Of the 115 patients who received the vaccine without a preceding skin test, 97% (exact 95% CI: 91.3–99.0) tolerated the vaccine without serious adverse reaction. The tolerance rate ratio was 1.01 (95% CI: 0.97–1.06). CONCLUSION: The results of our study suggest that egg-allergic patients without anaphylaxis to egg may safely receive the influenza vaccine in a 2-dose, graded fashion without a vaccine skin test.

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Safety of Influenza Vaccine Administration in Egg-Allergic Patients

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Schneider

2010

Pediatrics

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“…The prevalence of sensitization to the specific food allergens varies based on the age and characteristics of the population, but studies incorporating diagnostic food challenges currently estimate that the prevalence of cow's milk allergy in infants is 2.5%, egg hypersensitivity prevalence in young children is 1.6% and peanut allergy is estimated to be between 0.8 and 1.5% in young children in US and England. [22][23].…”

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The Progress of Food Allergy Concept, Classifications and Diagnosis

Kamal-Alahmad¹

2016

IJNFS

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Food allergies, defined as an immune response to food proteins, affect as many as 8% of young children and 5% of adults in most countries, and their prevalence appears to be rising like all allergic diseases, In addition to well-recognized urticaria and anaphylaxis triggered by IgE antibody-mediated immune responses. Food allergy is a rapidly growing public health concern because of its increasing prevalence and life-threatening potential. Food allergic reaction can be further subdivided into IgE mediated and non IgE mediated. The diagnosis of food allergy is made from the history, supported by investigations and by responses to avoidance of specific food triggers. So in this work we want to introduce some concepts in food allergy such as classification of allergic and diagnosis of food triggers and finally how to manage this problem and minimize the prevalence of food allergy.

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“…In contrast with other allergens such as hen's egg, 2) cow's milk, 3) wheat, 4) and peanuts, 5) beef allergy was poorly recognized before the 1990s. Since then, papers 44,45) have appeared elucidating the nature, epidemiology, and symptoms of beef allergy in children allergic to cow's milk and children suffering from atopic dermatitis.…”

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“…These allergens include grass and tree pollens, indoor allergens such as house dust mites and animal dander, and various foods. Hen's egg, 2) cow's milk, 3) wheat 4) and peanuts 5) are generally known allergens for food-allergic patients. Allergens are proteins characterized by their ability to induce a pathogenic IgE response in susceptible individuals, giving rise to asthma, atopic dermatitis, and rhinitis.…”

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