Food allergies are one of the first manifestations of allergic disease and have been shown to significantly impact on general health perception, parental emotional distress and family activities. It is estimated that in the Western world, almost one in ten children have an IgE-mediated allergy. Cow's milk and egg allergy are common childhood allergies. Until recently, children with food allergy...

Background: Cow milk allergy is one of the most common food allergies in young children causing a wide range of clinical syndromes due to immunologic responses to cow milk proteins. In this report we introduce an infant with dietary protein proctitis due to a cow’s milk referred with hematuria and bloody stool. Case Presentation: Our case was a 10- month old m...

Introduction Allergy to cow’s milk is the most common allergy found in infants and young children. The estimated prevalence of milk allergy is 2-7.5% (Vandenplas) and the variability relates to diagnosis methods used and services available in any given demographic area. Skin prick tests (SPTs) are a well established and widely used method of allergy testing for cow’s milk. Many clinics use comm...

Cow's milk allergy affects approximately 2% of infants under 2 years of age. This review summarizes the recent advances in understanding its pathophysiology and immunological mechanisms. Apart from IgE-mediated atopic manifestations, T cell-mediated reactions have been demonstrated in infants with cow's milk allergy. The clinical spectrum ranges from immediate-type reactions, presenting with ur...

BACKGORUND Food allergy is a rare disorder among breastfeeding babies. OBJECTIVE Our aim was to identify responsible allergens in human milk. METHODS We studied babies developing allergic symptoms at the time they were breastfeeding. Skin prick tests (SPT) were performed with breast milk and food allergens. Specific IgE was assessed and IgE Immunoblotting experiments with breast milk were c...

INTRODUCTION Cow's milk protein allergy is common in infants from industrialised countries, but is rarely considered in developing countries due to its variable clinical presentation. CASE PRESENTATION We report on a Tanzanian male infant, who developed blood-stained stool when feeding fresh cow's milk at the age of three months. After an initial diagnosis of amoebiasis, possible cow's milk p...

BACKGROUND Peanut allergy is typically severe, lifelong, and prevalent. OBJECTIVE To identify factors associated with peanut sensitization. METHODS We evaluated 503 infants 3 to 15 months of age (mean, 9.4 months) with likely milk or egg allergy but no previous diagnosis of peanut allergy. A total of 308 had experienced an immediate allergic reaction to cow's milk and/or egg, and 204 had mo...

Background Food allergy affects 6-8% of children before the age of 5 and is a frequent cause of many allergic diseases. Sensitization in infancy predominantly occurs first to cow’s milk and egg white. It is estimated that 2 to 5 % of infants develop milk allergy. Food allergy is a known provoking cause of Atopic Dermatitis (AD) in a subset of affected children and triggers skin symptoms in abou...

Background Cow’s milk allergy is the most common food allergy among children. Previous studies have reported that up to 75% of children may tolerate baked milk goods. Various forms of baked milk challenges have been used in the literature such as muffins, pizza, and waffles. However, the food used for baked milk challenge is often prepared in a non-standardized manner by the parents at home, ra...

OBJECTIVE To determine if allergy to cows milk was responsible for symptoms in two children. DESIGN Single patient trial. SETTING General Practice in New Zealand. PARTICIPANTS Two children aged about 6 months INTERVENTION Alternating bottles of soya-based milk and cow's milk provided by neighbours over their back fence. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Presence of diarrhea, irritability, rash an...