What Does The Following Egg Allergy Test Result Indicate?

Posted on Fri, 5 May 2017

Question: Hi,
Before taking Yellow fever vaccination. I'm asked to go for Egg allergy test (white and yolk both).
My test result is as below:
EGG WHITE: ALLERGEN SPECIFIC IGE 0.43
EGG YOLK: ALLERGEN SPECIFIC IGE 0.03
Please suggest should I go for Yellow vaccination or not.

Answered by Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha (5 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Minimal chances of side effects are there if you take the vaccine

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone carefully through your query. Reactions to 17D yellow fever vaccine are generally mild. Immediate hypersensitivity reactions, characterized by rash, urticaria, and/or asthma, are uncommon (incidence less than 1/1,000,000) and occur principally among persons with histories of egg allergy.

The test results are positive for you. Although you can take the vaccine, you need to know that you are susceptible to such a reaction. However, I doubt if it would be something serious. Before opting for the vaccine please discuss with your doctor who had prescribed the test.

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