Fatima, I do think it is interesting that so many young kids egg allergies. I also think that it is surprising that egg allergies are linked to eczema. Upon further research I have learned that egg allergy patients are able to eat baked eggs. For patients with egg allergy to eat eggs they must be cooked at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes. Therefore, egg allergy patients can eat break and cakes as ovalbumin is broken down when baked. I wonder if patients that eat baked eggs have the same linkage between eczema and the egg allergies because of a similar in tolerance to the ovalbumin found in egg whites.
Fatima,
ReplyDeleteI do think it is interesting that so many young kids egg allergies. I also think that it is surprising that egg allergies are linked to eczema. Upon further research I have learned that egg allergy patients are able to eat baked eggs. For patients with egg allergy to eat eggs they must be cooked at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes. Therefore, egg allergy patients can eat break and cakes as ovalbumin is broken down when baked. I wonder if patients that eat baked eggs have the same linkage between eczema and the egg allergies because of a similar in tolerance to the ovalbumin found in egg whites.
Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis: Food Allergens: Egg. Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis | Food Allergens | Egg. https://www.foodallergyawareness.org/food-allergy-and-anaphylaxis/food-allergens/egg/. Accessed October 5, 2021.
Samady W, Warren C, Wang J, Das R, Gupta RS. Egg Allergy in US Children. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2020;8(9):3066-3073.e6. doi:10.1016/j.jaip.2020.04.058