Allergy to Egg Yolk - Case Report and Literature Review

Authors

  • Daifulah AL-Zahrani Immunology and Allergy, Department of Pediatrics, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical city-WR, Jeddah 9515, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Egg is one of the most commonly eaten foods worldwide and egg allergy is the second most common food allergy. We report an adult patient who was previously healthy and tolerating eggs through out, then developed allergic reactions to egg yolk confirmed by positive skin prick test with commercially available extracts for egg yolk and negative for egg white

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Published

2023-12-30

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2

Section

Articles