Oral Immunotherapy for Treatment of Egg Allergy in Children

Burks, A.; Jones, S.; A. Wood, Robert; M. Fleischer, David; Sicherer, S.; Lindblad, R.; Stablein, Donald; Henning, A.; Vickery, B.; H. Liu, Andrew; Scurlock, A.; Shreffler, W.; Plaut, Marshall; Sampson, H.

doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1200435

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Oral Immunotherapy for Treatment of Egg Allergy in Children

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A. Burks

S. Jones

Robert A. Wood

Abstract

BACKGROUND For egg allergy, dietary avoidance is the only currently approved treatment. We evaluated oral immunotherapy using egg-white powder for the treatment of children with egg allergy. METHODS In this double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study, 55 children, 5 to 11 years of age, with e...

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