Rubella virus reinfection during pregnancy leading to late-onset congenital rubella syndrome

Abstract

symptoms. ~3 The severe diarrhea tha t followed a single breast-feeding in our pat ient supports this concept. W e conclude tha t t ransplacental passage of cow milk antigens can probably .sensitize the fetal colon, and tha t bovine antigens present in human milk can cause allergic neonatal colitis. This experience confirms the importance of correlat ing history, intestinal radiographs, endoscopy, and intestinal biopsy when diagnosing unusual causes of neonatal bowel disease.