title: Hen egg hair mask-induced food allergy: a case report.
abstract: We report the case of a 46-year-old woman who treated her hair with a homemade egg-white based mask. After one year of weekly applications, the ingestion of egg triggered rhinitis, choking and systemic urticaria. Though the breakdown of oral tolerance to egg has been reported elsewhere in the literature, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of hair mask-induced allergy.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Immuno-Allergic and Respiratory Disease, Ospedali Riuniti Ancona, Italy. l.antonicelli@ospedaliriuniti.marche.it
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Antonicelli
authors: M C
authors: MC
authors: Braschi
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Cinti
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D000818:Animals; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002645:Chickens; D021181:Egg Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004527:Egg Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006203:Hair Preparations / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D012220:Rhinitis; D012882:Skin Tests; D014421:Turkey; D014581:Urticaria
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D004527:Egg Proteins; D006203:Hair Preparations; D007073:Immunoglobulin E