Cow's milk allergy affects approximately 2 to 3% of children under 3 years. Allergic reactions often occur at an early onset within the first months of age [1]. In 80 to 85% of the described cases a natural tolerance develops until the age of 5 years. However, a proportion of 1% of adults remain cow's milk allergic, often associated with severe reactions [2]. Some breast-fed babies with cow's milk allergy still show symptoms despite a strict cow's milk-free diet of the nursing mother, and they react until the mother discontinues breast feeding. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
- Schocker, F.
- Recke, A.
- Kull, S.
- Worm, M.
- Jappe, U.
Keywords
- Adult
- Anaphylaxis/drug therapy/*etiology
- Animals
- Anti-Allergic Agents/*therapeutic use
- Cattle
- Female
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin E/blood
- Male
- Mass Spectrometry/methods
- Milk/*immunology
- Milk Hypersensitivity/*diagnosis/drug therapy/immunology
- Milk, Human/*immunology
- Monitoring, Physiologic/methods
- Omalizumab/*therapeutic use
- Skin Tests/methods
