A Trial of an Anamnesis-based Score Applied as a Diagnostic Tool for Cow's Milk Protein Allergy in Children.

This study presents an anamnesis-based questionnaire as a diagnostic tool for cow's milk protein allergy (CMPA) in children. We applied 24 dichotomous yes/no questions to 51 cases diagnosed by oral challenge and 31 controls. All patients were recruited at the pediatric gastroenterologist outpatient practice.

[Recurrent right iliac fossa pain in children: two cases report related to food allergy].

Objective: To present two cases of food allergy of uncommon presentation and discuss the diagnostic approach to give in these cases: Case N° 1: 11-year-old girl, afflicting pain in the right iliac fossa 3 months ago.

Background: Prematurity, atopy (dermatitis, rhinitis, cramping). Sister and mother are atopic too.

IgE and non-IgE food allergy.

Background: Food allergy (FA) is characterized by an abnormal immunologic reactivity to food proteins. The gastro-intestinal tract serves not only a nutritive function but also is a major immunologic organ. Although previously thought to be triggered primarily by an IgE-mediated mechanism of injury, considerable evidence now suggests that non-IgE mechanisms may also be involved in the pathogenesis of FA.