Dermatol. praxi. 2009;3(4):178-183

Cow‘s milk allergy

MUDr.Květuše Ettlerová
Alergologie a klinická imunologie, Hradec Králové

Cow‘s milk is one of the most common allergens. Cow‘s milk allergy affects mainly atopic children in early life. It is diagnosis encompassing

various clinical symptoms. There are involed IgE-mediated and non IgE-mediated immunological mechanisms in pathogenesis. The

diagnosis of cow‘s milk allergy is based on history, clinical picture, skin prick tests and food-specific IgE. The results of these methods

sometimes do not correlate with clinical observations. Food challenge is necessary to prove cow‘s milk allergy. It is important to assess the

correct elimination diet. It requires to know allergenicity of the milk formulas for infants, cross reactivity among various mammalian

milks, to know the changes of allergenicity after the processing and home treatment of cow‘s milk.

Keywords: cow‘s milk, allergy, allergenicity

Published: May 1, 2010  Show citation

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