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  • Title: [Specific IgE antibody titers to hen's egg white lysozyme in allergic children to egg].
    Author: Yamada T, Yamada M, Sasamoto K, Nakamura H, Mishima T, Yasueda H, Shida T, Iikura Y.
    Journal: Arerugi; 1993 Feb; 42(2):136-41. PubMed ID: 8507154.
    Abstract:
    Hen's egg white lysozyme (HEL) is one of the minor allergen in hen's egg white. HEL is commonly used to treat disease of respiratory tract, because it have the effect to dissolve mucopolysaccharide and anti-inflammatory action. We examined specific IgE antibody titers (IgE-HEL) in patients with egg allergy and allergic patients to other antigen than egg. Results indicated that 16.37 +/- 29.56 (PRU/ml) (mean +/- SD) of IgE-HEL was found in 30 out of the 39 allergic patients to egg, and 23 (66.7%) out of the 39 patients studied showed RAST scores of more than 2. On the other hand, 1.08 +/- 0.92 (PRU/ml) of IgE-HEL in 12 out of the 44 allergic patients to other antigen than egg, and 5 (11.4%) out of the 44 patients studied showed RAST scores of more than 2. Moreover, we treated a patient who developed anaphylaxis after taking HEL. 1.0 (PRU/ml) of HEL-IgE was found in this patient. These results suggest that we should be careful in treating allergic patients with HEL.
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