Persistent Cow’s Milk Allergy Is Associated With Decreased Childhood Growth: A Longitudinal Study

Abstract

KA Robbins, RA Wood, CA Keet. J Allergy Clin Immunol . 2020;145(2):713–716.e4 To determine the long-term effects of persistent cow’s milk (CM) or peanut (PN) and/or tree nut allergy (TN) on growth past childhood age. A retrospective chart review of 191 children with persistent IgE–mediated allergy to CM or PN and/or TN at age 9 seen at the John Hopkins Pediatric Allergy Clinic from November 1994 to March 2015. Patients adhered to a strict elimination diet and had clinic visits between the ages of 2–4, 5–8, and 9–12 years. Clinical data and anthropometric measurements were collected at all visits for patients …