A Rare Case with Quail Egg Allergy without Allergic Reactions to Oral Food Challenge with Hen’s Egg White

Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology 1735-1502 19 3 2020 06 23 A Rare Case with Quail Egg Allergy without Allergic Reactions to Oral Food Challenge with Hen’s Egg White 310 312 EN Vahid Ghobadi Dana Asthma and Allergy Center, Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Tehran, Iran AND Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Rasool-e-akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Hassan Bemanian Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Rasool-e-akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Raheleh Shokouhi Shoormasti Immunology, Asthma and Allergy Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Saba Arshi Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Rasool-e-akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Nabavi Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Rasool-e-akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2018 08 26 2019 12 09 Hen’s egg, as one of the most common reasons for IgE-mediated food hypersensitivity, affects both children and adults. Taking precautionary measures is suggested for the consumption of other birds’ eggs for patients with allergy to hen’s egg. This paper describes a rare patient with quail egg allergy, which manifested no allergic reactions after oral food challenge with hen’s egg white. https://ijaai.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijaai/article/view/2124