Cows' Milk and Rheumatism

Cows' milk-sensitive enteropathy.

Serial small intestinal biopsies related to withdrawal and challenge with cows' milk are described in 5 infants with cows' milk protein intolerenace. On the basis of these serial observations the existence of a cows' milk-sensitive enteropathy in infancy is clearly established. The cows' milk-sensitive mucosal lesion varied in its severity ranging from a partly flat mucosa to a mild degree of p...

Feeding of cows’ milk formula at maternity hospital and the development of cows’ milk allergy

Methods 27 children with CMA were retrospectively examined in this study: 12 boys and 15 girls, the median age at the beginning of symptoms was 5 months (range 18 days 6 years). In 18 children symptoms began quickly after ingesting CM (urticaria and angioedema 8 cases, anaphylaxis 7, skin rash 2, vomit 1 case); in 9 children symptoms began several hours after. All children performed skin prick ...

Cows' milk in complementary feeding.

Cows' milk protein-sensitive enteropathy

The possible role of cows' milk protein in prolonging diarrhoea in very young infants with acute infective enteritis was studied in 14 infants, 9 under the age of 2 months and 5 older than 6 months. Bacterial pathogens were isolated from the stools of 4 infants from the younger age group. After appropriate initial treatment the infants were maintained on a cows' milk protein-free formula. 6 wee...

Lactobezoar and cows' milk protein intolerance.

A baby girl of an atopic family who developed eczema, asthma, and cows' milk protein intolerance was found to have a gastric lactobezoar at age 9 1/2 months. She responded well to the removal of the bezoar and to the appropriate dietary treatment.