Lymphoid Nodular Hyperplasia and Cow’s Milk Hypersensitivity in Children With Chronic Constipation

Abstract

Turunen S, Karttunen TJ, Kokkonen J. J Pediatr . 2004;145:606–611 To investigate the incidence of cow’s milk allergy as evidenced by milk challenge and the findings of endoscopic and immunohistochemical examinations in children with chronic and refractory constipation. Thirty-five children aged 3 to 15 years with recalcitrant constipation and 15 control subjects. All children underwent colonoscopy with visual inspection for lymphoid nodular hyperplasia. Mucosal samples were …