title: Atopy patch test for early diagnosis of cow's milk allergy in preterm infants.
abstract: Atopy patch test may help early diagnosis of cow-milk allergy in preterm infants. In the retrospective analysis of 5 girls and 9 boys, born at 31 +/- 2 (mean +/- SD) weeks of gestation and presenting digestive symptoms at age 42 +/- 18 days, 10 had a complete recovery following the shift to an exclusive feeding with an amino acid-based formula. Cow-milk-skin prick tests and specific immunoglobulin E were always negative, whereas the atopy patch test was positive in 7 of the 10 infants with complete recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics-Neonatology, Hôpital Cochin-Saint Vincent de Paul, Université Paris Descartes, France. christophe.dupont@svp.aphp.fr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dupont
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Soulaines
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lapillonne
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Donne
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kalach
authors.forename: Ph
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Benhamou
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D007223:Infant; D041943:Infant Formula; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000276:immunology*; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000276:immunology; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D016269:Milk Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000178:diet therapy; D010328:Patch Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D007073:Immunoglobulin E