Cow's milk allergy in infants.

Cow's milk allergy (CMA) is one of the most common food allergies in young infants affecting up to 7% of children less than six months of age. The clinical presentation of these infants may be very traumatic to their parents, as significant rectal bleeding is the most common symptom in this disease. This article describes our experience treating 44 infants who were diagnosed with CMA in the Pediatric Gastroenterology Clinic at Marshall University. The clinical symptoms, treatment and outcome are presented. To reduce apprehension from the parents, primary physicians should be familiarized with this disease.