title: A kwashiorkor case due to the use of an exclusive rice milk diet to treat atopic dermatitis.
abstract: Although several cases of severe hypoalbuminemia resulting from rice milk have been described in the past, today the use of rice milk without nutritional counseling to treat eczema is still a continuing, poor practice. We describe a kwashiorkor case in an infant with severe eczema exclusively fed with rice milk. It is well documented that rice milk is not a sufficient protein source. Moreover, only a small portion of eczema is triggered by food allergy. In conclusion this case raises the importance of managing dietary changes facing food allergies with responsibility for specialized consensus among pediatricians, nutritionists, endocrinologists and allergists all of them specialist professionals.
authors: Allergy Unit, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50139, Florence, Italy. f.mori@meyer.it.
authors: Francesca
authors: F
authors: Mori
authors: Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50139, Florence, Italy. daniele.serranti@gmail.com.
authors: Daniele
authors: D
authors: Serranti
authors: Allergy Unit, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50139, Florence, Italy. simonabarni@hotmail.com.
authors: Simona
authors: S
authors: Barni
authors: Allergy Unit, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50139, Florence, Italy. n.pucci@meyer.it.
authors: Neri
authors: N
authors: Pucci
authors: Allergy Unit, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50139, Florence, Italy. e.rossi@meyer.it.
authors: Maria Elisabetta
authors: ME
authors: Rossi
authors: Infectious Diseases Unit, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50139, Florence, Italy. maurizio.demartino@unifi.it.
authors: Maurizio
authors: M
authors: de Martino
authors: Allergy Unit, Anna Meyer Children's University Hospital, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50139, Florence, Italy. e.novembre@meyer.it.
authors: Elio
authors: E
authors: Novembre
mesh_terms: D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000178:diet therapy*; D004032:Diet; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000178:diet therapy; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D034141:Hypoalbuminemia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood; D007223:Infant; D019266:Iron, Dietary / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007732:Kwashiorkor / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012275:Oryza / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism; D014675:Vegetables; D014812:Vitamin K / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D019266:Iron, Dietary; D012709:Serum Albumin; D014812:Vitamin K; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D005492:Folic Acid