PMID: 16527091Mar 11, 2006Paper

Growth in infants with cow's milk allergy

Anales de pediatría : publicación oficial de la Asociación Española de Pediatría (A.E.P.)
J M Moreno VillaresG García-Hernández

Abstract

Approximately 2-3 % of infants develop cow's milk allergy (CMA). Treatment consists of eliminating milk from the diet. Some studies have shown growth failure in children with CMA and a milk-free diet. To evaluate growth status at 1 and 2 years of age in infants diagnosed with CMA. An observational, longitudinal, retrospective study of all infants diagnosed with CMA from 2000-2001 was performed. The following data were analyzed: chronology and type of feeding, the presence of allergy to other foods, atopic dermatitis or other symptoms of allergy, duration of CMA, and anthropometric data (weight and height) at diagnosis, and at 1 and 2 years of age. Anthropometric data were expressed as Z-scores. A total of 141 infants (71 boys and 70 girls) were studied. Atopic dermatitis was found in 67 infants (47.5%) and wheezing in 36 (25.5%). Allergy to foods other than milk was found in 27%. Only 21.3% of the infants grew out of CMA at the age of 2 years, of which 37% did so in the first year of life. Z-scores for weight were -0.5 at birth, -0.25 at the first follow-up visit, -0.25 at 1 year, and -0.19 at 2 years. Z-scores for height were 10.26 at the first follow-up visit, 10.64 at 1 year, and 10.35 at 2 years. A significant difference in...Continue Reading

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