Milk Allergy
Reaction thresholds to milk, egg higher for children who tolerate baked proteins
Children with milk and egg allergies who tolerated baked proteins had higher reactivity thresholds than the general population of children with these allergies, according to a study published in Allergy.
Goat’s milk skin product usage may lead to ‘severe’ goat’s milk allergy
A small cohort of patients who used goat’s milk-containing treatments for inflammatory skin conditions subsequently developed severe goat’s milk allergy, according to a research letter published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy.
Baked milk oral immunotherapy proves safe, effective
Most patients with severe cow’s milk allergy can be safely desensitized to substantial levels of baked milk through baked milk oral immunotherapy, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Guidelines may encourage overdiagnosis of cow’s milk allergy among infants
The international Milk Allergy in Primary Care guidelines may promote overdiagnosis by labeling normal infant symptoms as possible cow’s milk allergy, according to a study published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy.
Early discontinuation of cow’s milk formula may lead to milk allergy in infants
Infants who continuously received cow’s milk formula had a smaller risk for developing cow’s milk allergy compared with infants who discontinued this formula early on, according to a study.