Emergency Medicine: Open Access
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Andrew O’Keefe

Publications

• Case Report
  Anaphylaxis to Baked Milk: A Case Presentation and Review of Literature
  Author(s): Andrew O’Keefe, Christine Lejtenyi and Moshe Ben-ShoshanAndrew O’Keefe, Christine Lejtenyi and Moshe Ben-Shoshan
  
  Introduction Milk allergy is the most common food allergy among young children, affecting 2% to 8.4% of children. Most (75%) milk-allergic children are able to tolerate milk protein that has been denatured through heating. In addition, most children will outgrow their milk allergy, with 79% tolerating milk by age 16 years. The inclusion of extensively heated milk, or baked milk, in the diet is important as it improves quality of life and may hasten tolerance to milk in its usual pasteurized form. Case presentation We describe a 17 year-old male with long-standing history of milk allergy, who strictly avoids milk products. Upon challenge with baked milk, he developed severe anaphylaxis including hypotension, necessitating treatment with epinephrine, supplemental oxygen, IV fluids, and salbutamol. Conclusion.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7548.1000168

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