Milk allergy and bottles over the back fence: two single patient trials

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 ne...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Arroll, Bruce, Pert, Harry, Guyatt, Gordon
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2518132/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18691397
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-1-77
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Sumario: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 and wheeze. RESULTS: After 4 cycles of soya-based milk and cows milk one child proved to have a milk allergy and one did not. CONCLUSION: A systematic approach enabled conclusive diagnoses in both children.

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