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Cow's milk enteropathy: surgical pitfalls
I E Willetts1, M Dalzell, J W Puntis
1Department of Paediatric Surgery, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, England.
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
|November 5, 1999
Summary
Cow's milk enteropathy can cause significant intestinal bleeding and anemia in older children. A cow's milk-free diet effectively resolves symptoms, highlighting its importance in diagnosis and management.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Allergy and Immunology
- Clinical Nutrition
Background:
- Cow's milk-induced intestinal bleeding is a known cause of rectal bleeding in infants.
- Cow's milk enteropathy can manifest as overt rectal bleeding or anemia from occult intestinal bleeding in older children.
- This condition may present with histological abnormalities confined to the proximal colon.