One of the best parts about preparing for my OIT presentation at the University of South Florida was learning about the history of OIT. I hope you are as amazed as I was at this timeline. – Dr. Ly

• 500 AD- the ancient Babylonian Talmud has instructions for treating egg sensitivity with egg white.
• 1905- Finkelstein conceptualizes OIT – He successfully desensitizes nurslings with “milk idiosyncrasy” by gradually administering increasing drops of milk.
• 1908- Schofield treats a 13-year-old patient with egg allergy over an 8-month period by incrementally increasing small amounts of raw egg disguised in pill form.
• 1911- Noon & Freeman start Allergy shots to grass pollen.
• 9 OIT reports in total from 1905- 1940

Food OIT started BEFORE allergy shots, and there were several research articles on OIT before World War II ended!

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4970423/