Pediatr Allergy Respir Dis.
1999 Jun;9(2):219-225.
A Case of Cow's Milk Allergy with Asthmatic Attack
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Cow's milk is a prime offender, causing gastro-intestinal, skin and airway symptoms in infancy. It remains a major cause of allergy in early childhood, while allergy to milk is rare in adulthood. Milk allergy (MA) is one of the causes of atopic dermatitis, acute urticaria, reactions of the gastrointestinal tract, and acute systemic anaphylaxis. However its role in asthma appears to be less clear. The prevalence and incidence of the subjects with milk-induced wheezing have not been well studied. In addition, the number of subjects with proven food-induced wheezing by double-blind, placebo-controlled oral food challenge has been small. Wheezing has been considered unusual in food-hypersensitive subjects, and wheezing as the unique symptom of MA being rare. We experienced one case of asthma caused by MA. It was confirmed by skin prick test and open oral food challenge test in a 34-month-old child who suffered from frequent asthma attack after ingestion of milk. The patient has been treated successfully with the elimination of milk and antiallergic drug. So we report with a brief review and its related literatures.
