Open AccessIgE‐mediated cow’s milk allergy in patients under 2 years of age, suffering from AD
Author(s) -
Lomidze Nino,
Gotua Maia,
Gotua Tamar
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
clinical and translational allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2045-7022
DOI - 10.1186/2045-7022-1-s1-p74
Subject(s) - medicine , allergy , cow's milk allergy , milk allergy , immunoglobulin e , immunology , food allergy , antibody
Background Food allergy affects 6-8% of children before the age of 5 and is a frequent cause of many allergic diseases. Sensitization in infancy predominantly occurs first to cow’s milk and egg white. It is estimated that 2 to 5 % of infants develop milk allergy. Food allergy is a known provoking cause of Atopic Dermatitis (AD) in a subset of affected children and triggers skin symptoms in about 30% of children. The aim of our study was to evaluate the role of sensitization to cow’s milk under 2 years of age with AD in Georgian population.