which infants are more at risk of developing food allergies?

[eragon]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25210971

[lakeswimr]

Very interesting!  Thanks for sharing!

[CMdeux]

RESULTS:


One in five infants with eczema were allergic to peanut, egg white or sesame, compared to one in twenty-five infants without eczema (OR 6.2, 95% CI 4.9, 7.9, P < 0.001). The prevalence of peanut allergy was low in the absence of eczema (0.7% 95% CI 0.4, 1.1). Infants with eczema were 11.0 times more likely to develop peanut allergy (95% CI 6.6, 18.6) and 5.8 times more likely to develop egg allergy (95% CI 4.6, 7.4) by 12 months than infants without eczema. 50.8% of infants (95% CI 42.8, 58.9) with early eczema onset (<3 months) who required doctor-prescribed topical corticosteroid treatment developed challenge-proven food allergy.


CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE:

Eczema, across the clinical severity spectrum in infancy, is a strong risk factor for IgE-mediated food allergy. Infants with eczema were six times more likely to have egg allergy and 11 times more likely to have peanut allergy by 12 months than infants without eczema. Our data suggest that a heightened awareness of food allergy risk among healthcare practitioners treating infants with eczema, especially if early onset and severe, is warranted.

[Stinky10]

R had a dime sized spot of eczema and his ped was immediately thinking about peanut allergy - told us to hold off introducing until 3yo.   he was born in 2003

[PurpleCat]

DD had horrible eczema until we learned of her allergies and cut peanut and egg out of her diet....it was magical how beautiful her skin became.

The boys had no eczema and have no allergies.

[becca]

DD had horrible eczema until we learned of her allergies and cut peanut and egg out of her diet....it was magical how beautiful her skin became.

The boys had no eczema and have no allergies.

Same.

[YouKnowWho]

For DS1 it was wheat, barley and egg.  And we started formula, it cleaned up for the most part but we would find out the hard way things were contaminated with wheat and barley (trace amounts but it was enough).

[hezzier]

DS had no eczema, but is also not allergic to peanut.