Insomnia and Cow's Milk Allergy in Infants

Abstract

To the Editor.— From a pragmatic view, after perusal of the paper by Kahn et al (Pediatrics 1985;76:880-884), I was most impressed that the authors were making much ado about the commonly encountered clinical entity usually called "infantile colic." This syndrome has been attributed to many causative factors, among which is cow's milk hypersensitivity. Often, the pediatrician or practitioner will eliminate this food and use a soy replacement, particularly if there is a genetic background of atopy in the family and other clinical manifestations of allergy.