COW’S MILK PROTEIN ALLERGY IN BREASTFED NEONATE: AN ORIGINAL CASE
M. A. RADOUANI
Department of Medicine and Neonatal Resuscitation, National Center for Neonatology and Nutrition, Children’s Hospital, Ibn Sina Hospital, Ibn Rushd bd, 10100 Souissi, Rabat, Morocco and Health Research Team Nutrition for Mothers and Children, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco
S. AZZAOUI
Department of Medicine and Neonatal Resuscitation, National Center for Neonatology and Nutrition, Children’s Hospital, Ibn Sina Hospital, Ibn Rushd bd, 10100 Souissi, Rabat, Morocco and Health Research Team Nutrition for Mothers and Children, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco
Y. TABOZ
Unité mixte de recherche en Nutrition et alimentation URAC 39, Université ibn Tofail-CNESTEN, RDC-Nutrition AFRA/AIEA, Morocco
H. BENKIRANE
Unité mixte de recherche en Nutrition et alimentation URAC 39, Université ibn Tofail-CNESTEN, RDC-Nutrition AFRA/AIEA, Morocco
HASSAN AGUENAOU
Unité mixte de recherche en Nutrition et alimentation URAC 39, Université ibn Tofail-CNESTEN, RDC-Nutrition AFRA/AIEA, Morocco
AMINA BARKAT *
Unité mixte de recherche en Nutrition et alimentation URAC 39, Université ibn Tofail-CNESTEN, RDC-Nutrition AFRA/AIEA, Morocco
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Observation: We present the case of an infant 2 months ago breastfed and atopic mother hospitalized for digestive troubles and refusal sucking. The examination revealed a weight stagnation. An elimination diet of cow's milk protein in the mother had a favorable outcome. The diagnosis adopted was thus that an allergy to cow's milk proteins.
Conclusion: Allergy to cow's milk proteins can be expressed in infants exclusively breast. The diagnosis remains difficult. The alternative diet is the diet of breast exclusion.
Keywords: Allergy, cow's milk proteins, breast