Cow's milk allergy: a study of 15 cases

Cows milk allergy [CMA] is a frequent disorder in infancy. The aim of this report is to describe the wide range of symptoms and underline particular aspects. We studied retrospectively 15 cases of CMA collected beetwen 1998 and 2003 in Medecine infantile A service. 15 infants had CMA. They were 10 boys and 5 girls, aged 15 days to 6 months. Sixpatients had a positive familial history of atopy. Patients were given cow milk by the mean age of 24 days [birth, 3 months]. Symptoms were: urticaria [n=3], rectal bleeding [n=5] associated to diarrhoea and to haematemesis [n=3], and chronic diarrhoea [n=7]. Ten patients have various symptoms atopic dermatitis [n=4], gastroesophageal reflux [n=3], two of them have esophagitis, gastritis [n=3], and recurrent wheeze [n=3]. 14 infants received extensively hydrolysed formula, and one patient requires amino acid based formula. Six patients required specific nutrition: continuious enteral nutrition [n=3], and parenteral nutrition [n=3]. All patients tolerated cow's milk protein by the mean delay of 17 months [11 to 32 months]

Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis of the ischio pubic ramus. A case report

Pelvic osteomyelitis is rare. We report the case of a 10-year-old boy presented with a five-day history of pyrexia and left painful lameness. Passive range of hip was normal. Initial biological investigations revealed an inflammatory syndrome. Plain radiographs of the pelvis and ultrasound scan of the left hip joint were normal. Bone scintigraphy showed a tracer uptake in the left obturator ring. The blood cultures were positive for methicillin-sensitive staphylococcus aureus. The diagnosis of pelvic osteomyelitis was held. Magnetic Resonance Imaging [MRI] showed a left ischio-pubic ramus osteomyelitis with a subperiostal abscess decompressing into the surrounding tissues. This case history draw attention to the distinctive clinical and bacteriological features of this rare focus of acute hematogenous osteomyelitis and emphasize the MRI interest in the investigation of deep localizations. It may facilitate early recognition of pelvic osteomyelitis in child