Open AccessEosinophilic esophagitis after induction of oral tolerance for cow’s milk proteins
Author(s) -
Muñoz Archidona C,
Viada Bris JF,
Quevedo Teruel SJ,
Fernández Fernández S,
Rayo Fernández AI,
Bracamonte Bermejo T,
Echeverría Zudaire LA
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical and translational allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2045-7022
DOI - 10.1186/2045-7022-3-s3-p9
Subject(s) - eosinophilic esophagitis , medicine , allergy , incidence (geometry) , cow's milk allergy , elimination diet , milk allergy , oral tolerance , eosinophilic , immunology , food allergy , intensive care medicine , disease , pathology , immune system , physics , optics
Background The incidence of confirmed cow ́s milk protein (CMP) allergy in infancy is about 2-5% in developed countries. Until now, management strategies included only avoiding CMP intake, because no treatment was available. However, new therapeutic strategies have emerged in the last years. The most important is the induction of oral tolerance (IOT), with results which are promising, improving the quality of life, above all in those who can suffer a severe allergic reaction. Nevertheless, more studies about long-term effects are needed. We describe 4 cases of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) after IOT.