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[Allergic colitis in exclusively breast-fed infants].
C Sierra Salinas1, J Blasco Alonso, L Olivares Sánchez
1Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Materno-Infantil, Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya, Málaga, Spain.
Anales De Pediatria (Barcelona, Spain : 2003)
|March 11, 2006
Summary
Eosinophilic colitis in exclusively breast-fed infants presents with digestive issues like bloody stools. Dietary changes, including maternal cow's milk protein exclusion, are crucial for diagnosis and management.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Allergology
- Immunology
Context:
- Eosinophilic colitis is increasingly diagnosed in exclusively breast-fed infants.
- Cow's milk protein antigens are a known trigger for this condition.
Purpose:
- To investigate the characteristics and treatment outcomes of eosinophilic colitis in exclusively breast-fed infants.
- To highlight the diagnostic challenges and therapeutic approaches.
Summary:
- A retrospective study of 13 exclusively breast-fed infants with allergic colitis revealed digestive symptoms, primarily bloody stools.
- Biopsies showed inflammation with eosinophil increase; maternal cow's milk protein exclusion was the initial treatment.
- Ten infants required protein-free hydrolysates, while three improved with modified breastfeeding and hydrolysate.
Impact:
- This study emphasizes the need to consider eosinophilic colitis in breast-fed infants presenting with rectal bleeding.
- It underscores the importance of dietary interventions and diagnostic exclusion in managing this condition.