Safety and Effectiveness of Oral Food Challenge in Children with Cow's Milk Allergy: Clinical Experience from a Brazilian Reference Center

Oral Food Challenge (OFC) is the gold standard for the diagnosis of cow's milk allergy (CMA). As some Brazilian public services provide special infant formulas, the diagnostic accuracy and proper management of CMA are relevant for public health expenditures. We aimed to determine the profile of children with CMA submitted to OFC at a university hospital and evaluate its public health impact.

Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - February 1, 2018 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Ana Laura Mendes Becker Andrade, Pr íscila da Silva Pereira, Carla de Oliveira Parra Duarte, Atila Lima da Silva, Maria Marluce Dos Santos Vilela, Marcos Tadeu Nolasco da Silva, Maria Angela Bellomo Brandão, Adriana Gut Lopes Riccetto Source Type: research