All issues > Volume 36(10); 1993

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1993;36(10):1383-1388. Published online October 15, 1993.

Cow Milk Allergy in Infant Who Neonatal Onset

Seung Hee SH Park¹, Myung Ik MI Lee¹, Don Hee DH Ahn¹, Seung Hee SH Park¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Cow milk allergy can be defined as an adverse immunologic reactions to cow milk protein. The term is often mistakenly applied to other causes of milk intolerence, such as lactase deficiency and galactosemia, which must be differenciated and excluded. We have experienced 10 children of cow milk allergy at neonatal onset who had suffered from G-I symtons, such as diarrhea, irritability, weight loss, vomiting and abdominal distension. One half of this patients had family history of allergic diseas. All patients have positive specific IgE RAST to cow's milk protein, milk elimination test and milk challenge test. Brest milk feeding and soy bean formula feeding and soy bean formula feeding have been started after diagnosis and then gastrointestinal symtoms and signs of all patients are improved but other allergic diseases are combined in 5 children.

Keywords :Cow milk allergy, Neonatal onset, Specific IgE RAST to cow's, milk protein