The "red umbilicus": A diagnostic sign of cow's milk protein intolerance

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 531-534

  Iacono, Giuseppe ^a   Di Prima, Lidia ^b   D'Amico, Domenico ^a   Scalici, Calogero ^a   Geraci, Girolamo ^b   Carroccio, Antonio ^b,c  

^a Di Cristina Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c Cattedra di Medicina Interna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cow's milk protein intolerance; Food intolerance; Umbilicus

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MILK PROTEIN;

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; CHILD; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; COLIC; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALABSORPTION; MALE; MILK INTOLERANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTOLERANCE; PROVOCATION TEST; SYMPTOM; UMBILICUS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY; MILK PROTEINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UMBILICUS;

EID: 33744482296     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mpg.0000221898.53534.f5     Document Type: Article

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