title: Growth of infants with cow's milk allergy fed chicken-based formula.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The recommended formulas for treatments of cow's milk allergy (CMA) in infants are hydrolyzed protein-based and amino acid-based formulas. However they are not always affordable. Furthermore, some patients are still allergic to these formulas. Therefore, chicken-based formula has been innovated and used as an alternative formula to treat CMA in these infants.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess the growth of infants with CMA who consumed chicken-based formula compared to normal infants.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective study was performed in 34 infants aged 3 to 24 months diagnosed as CMA at Siriraj Hospital. All subjects consumed the chicken-based formula for at least three months. The growth parameters were recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Manifestations occurred in dermatological (78.60%), respiratory (67.9%), and gastrointestinal (53.6%) systems. Mean (+/-SD) chicken-based formula intake was 77 (+/-39.6) kcal/kg/d Weight gains are higher (35.7%), equal (10.8%), and lower (53.5%) than those of normal infants. In addition, length gains were higher (38%), equal (5%), and lower (57%) than those of normal infants. However, the difference of weight and length in chicken-basedfed, cow s milk-allergic infants, and normal infants were not statistically significant (p = 0.141, p = 0.192). None of these infants had severe complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Growth parameters of infants fed with chicken-based formula are not diferent from those of normal infants.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty ofMedicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University Bangkok, Thailand. channagan.kan@mahidol.ac.th
authors.forename: Channagan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kangwanpornsiri
authors.forename: Pipop
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jirapinyo
authors.forename: Narumon
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Densupsoontorn
authors.forename: Jiranat
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Poungkaew
authors.forename: Renu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wongarn
authors.forename: Nuchnoi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Thammonsiri
authors.forename: Channarong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jatutipsompol
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002645:Chickens; D002657:Child Development; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D041943:Infant Formula / Q000737:chemistry*; D008297:Male; D016269:Milk Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013785:Thailand