title: Use of ass' milk in multiple food allergy.
abstract: We report a study of realimentation techniques in 9 unweaned infants with multiple food hypersensitivity. The patients had presented severe symptoms of cow's milk allergy and successive attempts using milk containing soy protein and/or a semielemental formula in their alimentation did not improve their clinical condition, due to the onset of hypersensitivity to these allergens as well. After a short period of parenteral alimentation the infants were refed per os with ass' milk (250 ml/kg/day) + medium chain triglycerides (40 ml/L milk). This food was well tolerated by all patients. No negative clinical reactions were recorded and during hospitalisation average weight increase was 39.8 g/day. The follow-up of the patients showed that ass' milk was tolerated without any problems up to an age ranging from 15 to 20 months, when cow's milk was reintroduced in some patients.
authors.affiliation: IV Divisione Lattanti, Ospedale G. Di Cristina, Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iacono
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carroccio
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cavataio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Montalto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soresi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Balsamo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000178:diet therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food / Q000009:adverse effects; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D008892:Milk; D016269:Milk Hypersensitivity / Q000178:diet therapy; D008895:Milk, Human; D010527:Perissodactyla; D014674:Plant Proteins, Dietary / Q000009:adverse effects; D030262:Soybean Proteins
chemical_list: D014674:Plant Proteins, Dietary; D030262:Soybean Proteins