The incidence of milk allergy in pediatric practice

Tow Cases of Cow's-milk Allergy

“…Sequelae.-Eczema and other allergic manifestations were regarded as common by Rubin (1940), but as uncommon by Vest (1953) and Collins-Williams (1955). Except for a small patch of eczema in our first case we noted no such manifestations, not even when during the later C months of infancy food substances other than milk were introduced into the diet.…”

“…Soya-bean Milk.-Most writers have had good results with this preparation (Clein, 1951;Rosenblum and Rosenblum, 1952;Vest, 1953;Ratner et al, 1955;Collins-Williams, 1956;Tudor, 1956); but cases of sensitivity to it are on record (Vest, 1953), and our two cases were sensitive. 4.…”

“…Direct Skin Test.-Most writers (Hill, 1939;Loveless, 1950;Miller, 1950;Rosenblum and Rosenblum, 1952;Collins-Williams, 1955;Tudor, 1956; Bachman and Dees, 1957) find this test of little value; positive results are not conclusive, and negative results do not rule out the diagnosis. If the test is of limited value in diagnosis, it gives even less help in choosing a substitute for cow's milk.…”

“…Evaporated Milk.- Ratner and Gruehl (1935) and- Collins-Williams (1955) suggested that evaporated milk is somewhat less allergenic than boiled, dried, pasteurized, or unmodified cow's milk, but Collins-Williams's (1955) case of allergic shock occurred after evaporated milk.…”

An Evaluation of Allergenic and Non-Allergenic Incitants of Gastro-intestinal Symptoms

“…As a result we may see such varied symptoms as abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, pruritis ani or such complex syndromes as coeliac disease, ulcerative and mucous colitis, pylorospasm and Schônlein-Henoch's purpura (9).…”