U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Format

Send to:

Choose Destination

Egg allergy

MedGen UID:
108241
•Concept ID:
C0559469
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Allergies, Egg; Allergy, Egg; Egg Allergies; Egg Allergy; Egg Hypersensitivities; Egg Hypersensitivity; Hypersensitivities, Egg; Hypersensitivity, Egg
 
HPO: HP:0410328

Definition

Hypersensitivity in form of an adverse immune reaction against eggs. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVEgg allergy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The adverse reactions to vaccines practice parameter 10 years on-what have we learned?
Kelso JM
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2022 Jul;129(1):35-39. Epub 2022 Jan 31 doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2022.01.026. PMID: 35101646Free PMC Article
Diagnosis and management of hypersensitivity reactions to vaccines.
Sarti L, Lezmi G, Mori F, Giovannini M, Caubet JC
Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2020 Sep;16(9):883-896. Epub 2020 Sep 29 doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2020.1814745. PMID: 32838592
Food Allergy in childhood: phenotypes, prevention and treatment.
Sánchez-García S, Cipriani F, Ricci G
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2015 Dec;26(8):711-20. doi: 10.1111/pai.12514. PMID: 26595763

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Timing of Allergenic Food Introduction and Risk of Immunoglobulin E-Mediated Food Allergy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Scarpone R, Kimkool P, Ierodiakonou D, Leonardi-Bee J, Garcia-Larsen V, Perkin MR, Boyle RJ
JAMA Pediatr 2023 May 1;177(5):489-497. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.0142. PMID: 36972063Free PMC Article
Egg Allergy in Children and Weaning Diet.
Caffarelli C, Giannetti A, Rossi A, Ricci G
Nutrients 2022 Apr 7;14(8) doi: 10.3390/nu14081540. PMID: 35458102Free PMC Article
Solid Food Introduction and the Development of Food Allergies.
Caffarelli C, Di Mauro D, Mastrorilli C, Bottau P, Cipriani F, Ricci G
Nutrients 2018 Nov 17;10(11) doi: 10.3390/nu10111790. PMID: 30453619Free PMC Article
Vaccine-associated hypersensitivity.
McNeil MM, DeStefano F
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2018 Feb;141(2):463-472. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.12.971. PMID: 29413255Free PMC Article
Randomized trial of peanut consumption in infants at risk for peanut allergy.
Du Toit G, Roberts G, Sayre PH, Bahnson HT, Radulovic S, Santos AF, Brough HA, Phippard D, Basting M, Feeney M, Turcanu V, Sever ML, Gomez Lorenzo M, Plaut M, Lack G; LEAP Study Team
N Engl J Med 2015 Feb 26;372(9):803-13. Epub 2015 Feb 23 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1414850. PMID: 25705822Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Early food intervention and skin emollients to prevent food allergy in young children (PreventADALL): a factorial, multicentre, cluster-randomised trial.
Skjerven HO, Lie A, Vettukattil R, Rehbinder EM, LeBlanc M, Asarnoj A, Carlsen KH, Despriee ÅW, Färdig M, Gerdin SW, Granum B, Gudmundsdóttir HK, Haugen G, Hedlin G, Håland G, Jonassen CM, Landrø L, Mägi CO, Olsen IC, Rudi K, Saunders CM, Skram MK, Staff AC, Söderhäll C, Tedner SG, Aadalen S, Aaneland H, Nordlund B, Lødrup Carlsen KC
Lancet 2022 Jun 25;399(10344):2398-2411. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00687-0. PMID: 35753340
Food allergy and hypersensitivity reactions in children and adults-A review.
Tedner SG, Asarnoj A, Thulin H, Westman M, Konradsen JR, Nilsson C
J Intern Med 2022 Mar;291(3):283-302. Epub 2021 Dec 22 doi: 10.1111/joim.13422. PMID: 34875122
Egg Allergy: Diagnosis and Immunotherapy.
Dona DW, Suphioglu C
Int J Mol Sci 2020 Jul 16;21(14) doi: 10.3390/ijms21145010. PMID: 32708567Free PMC Article
Complementary feeding and food allergy, atopic dermatitis/eczema, asthma, and allergic rhinitis: a systematic review.
Obbagy JE, English LK, Wong YP, Butte NF, Dewey KG, Fleischer DM, Fox MK, Greer FR, Krebs NF, Scanlon KS, Stoody EE
Am J Clin Nutr 2019 Mar 1;109(Suppl_7):890S-934S. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqy220. PMID: 30982864
Randomized trial of peanut consumption in infants at risk for peanut allergy.
Du Toit G, Roberts G, Sayre PH, Bahnson HT, Radulovic S, Santos AF, Brough HA, Phippard D, Basting M, Feeney M, Turcanu V, Sever ML, Gomez Lorenzo M, Plaut M, Lack G; LEAP Study Team
N Engl J Med 2015 Feb 26;372(9):803-13. Epub 2015 Feb 23 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1414850. PMID: 25705822Free PMC Article

Therapy

Timing of Allergenic Food Introduction and Risk of Immunoglobulin E-Mediated Food Allergy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Scarpone R, Kimkool P, Ierodiakonou D, Leonardi-Bee J, Garcia-Larsen V, Perkin MR, Boyle RJ
JAMA Pediatr 2023 May 1;177(5):489-497. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.0142. PMID: 36972063Free PMC Article
Egg Allergy in Children and Weaning Diet.
Caffarelli C, Giannetti A, Rossi A, Ricci G
Nutrients 2022 Apr 7;14(8) doi: 10.3390/nu14081540. PMID: 35458102Free PMC Article
Allergen immunotherapy and/or biologicals for IgE-mediated food allergy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
de Silva D, Rodríguez Del Río P, de Jong NW, Khaleva E, Singh C, Nowak-Wegrzyn A, Muraro A, Begin P, Pajno G, Fiocchi A, Sanchez A, Jones C, Nilsson C, Bindslev-Jensen C, Wong G, Sampson H, Beyer K, Marchisotto MJ, Fernandez Rivas M, Meyer R, Lau S, Nurmatov U, Roberts G; GA2LEN Food Allergy Guidelines Group
Allergy 2022 Jun;77(6):1852-1862. Epub 2022 Jan 19 doi: 10.1111/all.15211. PMID: 35001400Free PMC Article
Vaccine-associated hypersensitivity.
McNeil MM, DeStefano F
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2018 Feb;141(2):463-472. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.12.971. PMID: 29413255Free PMC Article
Randomized trial of peanut consumption in infants at risk for peanut allergy.
Du Toit G, Roberts G, Sayre PH, Bahnson HT, Radulovic S, Santos AF, Brough HA, Phippard D, Basting M, Feeney M, Turcanu V, Sever ML, Gomez Lorenzo M, Plaut M, Lack G; LEAP Study Team
N Engl J Med 2015 Feb 26;372(9):803-13. Epub 2015 Feb 23 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1414850. PMID: 25705822Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Vaccine-associated hypersensitivity.
McNeil MM, DeStefano F
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2018 Feb;141(2):463-472. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.12.971. PMID: 29413255Free PMC Article
Baked Milk and Egg Diets for Milk and Egg Allergy Management.
Leonard SA, Nowak-Węgrzyn AH
Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 2016 Feb;36(1):147-59. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2015.08.013. PMID: 26617232
Hen's Egg Allergy.
Urisu A, Kondo Y, Tsuge I
Chem Immunol Allergy 2015;101:124-30. Epub 2015 May 21 doi: 10.1159/000375416. PMID: 26022872
Egg hypersensitivity in review.
Hasan SA, Wells RD, Davis CM
Allergy Asthma Proc 2013 Jan-Feb;34(1):26-32. doi: 10.2500/aap.2013.34.3621. PMID: 23406934
Food allergy.
Sicherer SH
Mt Sinai J Med 2011 Sep-Oct;78(5):683-96. doi: 10.1002/msj.20292. PMID: 21913199

Clinical prediction guides

Early food intervention and skin emollients to prevent food allergy in young children (PreventADALL): a factorial, multicentre, cluster-randomised trial.
Skjerven HO, Lie A, Vettukattil R, Rehbinder EM, LeBlanc M, Asarnoj A, Carlsen KH, Despriee ÅW, Färdig M, Gerdin SW, Granum B, Gudmundsdóttir HK, Haugen G, Hedlin G, Håland G, Jonassen CM, Landrø L, Mägi CO, Olsen IC, Rudi K, Saunders CM, Skram MK, Staff AC, Söderhäll C, Tedner SG, Aadalen S, Aaneland H, Nordlund B, Lødrup Carlsen KC
Lancet 2022 Jun 25;399(10344):2398-2411. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00687-0. PMID: 35753340
Vaccine-associated hypersensitivity.
McNeil MM, DeStefano F
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2018 Feb;141(2):463-472. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.12.971. PMID: 29413255Free PMC Article
Hen's Egg Allergy.
Urisu A, Kondo Y, Tsuge I
Chem Immunol Allergy 2015;101:124-30. Epub 2015 May 21 doi: 10.1159/000375416. PMID: 26022872
Egg hypersensitivity in review.
Hasan SA, Wells RD, Davis CM
Allergy Asthma Proc 2013 Jan-Feb;34(1):26-32. doi: 10.2500/aap.2013.34.3621. PMID: 23406934
Food allergy.
Sicherer SH
Mt Sinai J Med 2011 Sep-Oct;78(5):683-96. doi: 10.1002/msj.20292. PMID: 21913199

Recent systematic reviews

Timing of Allergenic Food Introduction and Risk of Immunoglobulin E-Mediated Food Allergy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Scarpone R, Kimkool P, Ierodiakonou D, Leonardi-Bee J, Garcia-Larsen V, Perkin MR, Boyle RJ
JAMA Pediatr 2023 May 1;177(5):489-497. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.0142. PMID: 36972063Free PMC Article
Allergen immunotherapy and/or biologicals for IgE-mediated food allergy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
de Silva D, Rodríguez Del Río P, de Jong NW, Khaleva E, Singh C, Nowak-Wegrzyn A, Muraro A, Begin P, Pajno G, Fiocchi A, Sanchez A, Jones C, Nilsson C, Bindslev-Jensen C, Wong G, Sampson H, Beyer K, Marchisotto MJ, Fernandez Rivas M, Meyer R, Lau S, Nurmatov U, Roberts G; GA2LEN Food Allergy Guidelines Group
Allergy 2022 Jun;77(6):1852-1862. Epub 2022 Jan 19 doi: 10.1111/all.15211. PMID: 35001400Free PMC Article
Preventing food allergy in infancy and childhood: Systematic review of randomised controlled trials.
de Silva D, Halken S, Singh C, Muraro A, Angier E, Arasi S, Arshad H, Beyer K, Boyle R, du Toit G, Eigenmann P, Grimshaw K, Hoest A, Jones C, Khaleva E, Lack G, Szajewska H, Venter C, Verhasselt V, Roberts G; European Academy of Allergy, Clinical Immunology Food Allergy, Anaphylaxis Guidelines Group
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2020 Oct;31(7):813-826. Epub 2020 Jun 18 doi: 10.1111/pai.13273. PMID: 32396244
Complementary feeding and food allergy, atopic dermatitis/eczema, asthma, and allergic rhinitis: a systematic review.
Obbagy JE, English LK, Wong YP, Butte NF, Dewey KG, Fleischer DM, Fox MK, Greer FR, Krebs NF, Scanlon KS, Stoody EE
Am J Clin Nutr 2019 Mar 1;109(Suppl_7):890S-934S. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqy220. PMID: 30982864
Oral and sublingual immunotherapy for egg allergy.
Romantsik O, Tosca MA, Zappettini S, Calevo MG
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Apr 20;4(4):CD010638. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010638.pub3. PMID: 29676439Free PMC Article

Supplemental Content

Table of contents

    Clinical resources

    Practice guidelines

    • PubMed
      See practice and clinical guidelines in PubMed. The search results may include broader topics and may not capture all published guidelines. See the FAQ for details.
    • Bookshelf
      See practice and clinical guidelines in NCBI Bookshelf. The search results may include broader topics and may not capture all published guidelines. See the FAQ for details.

    Consumer resources

    Reviews

    Related information

    • MeSH
      Related Medical Subject Headings
    • PMC Articles
      Related information in PubMed Central Links
    • PubMed
      Related literature resources in PubMed

    Recent activity

    Clear Turn Off Turn On

    Your browsing activity is empty.

    Activity recording is turned off.

    Turn recording back on

    See more...