DS was given pavlova at just over 6 months old and we then spent the afternoon in the emergency room quick learning curve. He reacted with hives mainly but it was our first real sign that he was an allergy baby (apart from the eczema). We had him skin pr!ck tested before 12 months old and got our first look at what we were really dealing with. DS will react to straight egg (like pav omelettes etc) but only reacts with eczema for small amounts of well cooked egg in things like cakes etc. Egg is one of the 'good' allergies to have in that most children will grow out of it. We keep antihistamine on hand and have done so since that first reaction. Your best bet is to ask for a referral to an allergy specialist, if you are in a major city they usually have clinics attached to the children's hospitals which I've heard good reports about. Allergies tend to run in families, though DS is by far the black sheep in the family as far as food allergies go.