Prevention of egg allergy in infants with atopic dermatitis

INTERVENTION: Subjects are fed with 50 mg of egg powder daily starting at six months old. After three months, amount of egg powder is increased to 250mg. During the intervention, subjects are not allowed to eat any other food that contains egg. Subjects are fed with placebo (pumpkin) powder daily starting at six months old. During the intervention, subjects are not allowed to eat any other food that contains egg. CONDITION: food allergy PRIMARY OUTCOME: Negative diagnostic rate of food challenge test with hen's egg at one year old. SECONDARY OUTCOME: Measurement of the following bio markers of the subjects at their entry, nine months old and one year old: ; ‐ antigen‐specific antibody IgG1, IgG4, IgA and IgE in serum. ; ‐ serum TARC.; ‐ antigen‐specific antibody IgG1, IgG4, IgA and IgE in saliva. INCLUSION CRITERIA: Infants aged four to five months old who were diagnosed with atopic dermatitis by a physician.