Ow's Milk Allergy in Children

Protein of most of foods can active as an antigen in human. Proteins of cow's milk are prevalent causes of food allergy in breast-feeding period. Therefore, elimination diets and challenge tests are essential for the diagnosis and treatment of this disorder. The aim of this study is to report the clinical presentation and assessment of symptoms suggestive of cow’s milk allergy.An observational cross-sectional study was performed on hospitalized and referred out patients to clinic who had less than 4 year with symptoms suggestive of food allergy. Then the children who had cow's milk allergy due to clinical manifestations, physical examination and lab tests were selected. The prevalence of suspected cow’s milk allergy in the study populationwas 40% (60,150). Sixty children with cow's milk allergy have been studied. The average age was 13.88 ± 10.67 month. 70% of participants were male and 30% were female. The most clinical manifestations were: gastrointestinal symptoms 63.3%, skin symptoms 26.7% and respiratory symptoms 10% respectively. Family history of allergy in 73.3% of patients was positive. The most cause of allergy in children is allergy to cow's milk. Family history of allergy is prevalent in individuals by cow's milk allergy. So in children with food allergy, effective elimination diets should be prescribed to control allergy symptoms.