Absorption of egg antigens by the gut observed by oral Prausnitz-Küstner (Walzer) reaction in atopic dermatitis. 1989

T Aoki, and T Funai, and M Kojima, and J Adachi
Department of Dermatology, Habikino Hospital, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

Sera from 50 children (27 boys and 23 girls, under the age of 3 years) with atopic dermatitis allergic or not to hen's egg shown by skin test or radioallergosorbent test (RAST) were passively transferred to recipients which were then challenged with injection of egg antigen (Prausnitz-Küstner (P-K) test) or with ingestion of a raw egg (oral P-K test). Thirty-one patients showed positive P-K reaction with serum titers from 2 to 8,192. Fifteen of the P-K positive cases were also positive in the oral P-K test with titers from 2 to 256. The ratio of the oral P-K titer and the P-K titer in each positive case was from 1:2 to 1:32. The results indicate that a high percentage of atopic dermatitis patients with egg allergy have IgE antibody in the serum capable of reacting with an ingested egg.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007116 Immunization, Passive Transfer of immunity from immunized to non-immune host by administration of serum antibodies, or transplantation of lymphocytes (ADOPTIVE TRANSFER). Convalescent Plasma Therapy,Immunoglobulin Therapy,Immunotherapy, Passive,Normal Serum Globulin Therapy,Passive Antibody Transfer,Passive Transfer of Immunity,Serotherapy,Passive Immunotherapy,Therapy, Immunoglobulin,Antibody Transfer, Passive,Passive Immunization,Therapy, Convalescent Plasma,Transfer, Passive Antibody
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007408 Intestinal Absorption Uptake of substances through the lining of the INTESTINES. Absorption, Intestinal
D008297 Male Males
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003876 Dermatitis, Atopic A chronic inflammatory genetically determined disease of the skin marked by increased ability to form reagin (IgE), with increased susceptibility to allergic rhinitis and asthma, and hereditary disposition to a lowered threshold for pruritus. It is manifested by lichenification, excoriation, and crusting, mainly on the flexural surfaces of the elbow and knee. In infants it is known as infantile eczema. Eczema, Atopic,Eczema, Infantile,Neurodermatitis, Atopic,Neurodermatitis, Disseminated,Atopic Dermatitis,Atopic Eczema,Atopic Neurodermatitis,Disseminated Neurodermatitis,Infantile Eczema
D004529 Egg White The white of an egg, especially a chicken's egg, used in cooking. It contains albumin. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed) Egg Whites
D004531 Eggs Animal reproductive bodies, or the contents thereof, used as food. The concept is differentiated from OVUM, the anatomic or physiologic entity.
D005260 Female Females
D005512 Food Hypersensitivity Gastrointestinal disturbances, skin eruptions, or shock due to allergic reactions to allergens in food. Allergy, Food,Food Allergy,Hypersensitivity, Food,Allergies, Food,Food Allergies,Food Hypersensitivities,Hypersensitivities, Food

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