[Iron deficiency anemia caused by occult intestinal bleeding due to milk allergy (author's transl)].
With the passive hemagglutination method the authors proved antibodies against milkprotein fractions in three of nine patients with hypochrome anemia aged 7, 12 and 17 months. In these children the X-ray examination showed an intestinal allergy, presumably the reason for occult intestinal bleeding which inturn caused hypochrome anemia. After milk was eliminated from the diet iron therapy restored a normal haemoglobin content. Iron therapy alone only improved the anemia, since continuing intestinal bleeding prevented fullrecovery.
D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007501:Iron / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008894:Milk Proteins / Q000009:adverse effects*
D008894:Milk Proteins; D007501:Iron
Eisenmangelanämie infolge okkulter Darmblutungen bei Milchallergie.