Food allergy as a risk factor for nutritional rickets

Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2004 Dec;15(6):566-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.2004.00158.x.

Abstract

The case of a 14-month-old boy with vitamin D deficiency rickets as a result of unsupervised dietary manipulation in the context of cow's milk allergy is presented. Adequate supervision by a qualified dietician, coupled with appropriate supplementation, is essential if nutritional compromise is to be avoided in children with food allergy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Alkaline Phosphatase / blood
  • Anemia, Hypochromic / blood
  • Anemia, Hypochromic / etiology
  • Calcium / blood
  • Dermatitis, Atopic / etiology
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Feeding Behavior / physiology
  • Food Hypersensitivity / complications
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Lower Extremity / diagnostic imaging
  • Male
  • Milk Hypersensitivity / complications*
  • Parathyroid Hormone / blood
  • Phosphates / blood
  • Radiography
  • Rickets / diagnosis*
  • Rickets / diet therapy
  • Rickets / etiology*
  • Risk Factors
  • Skin Tests / methods
  • Soy Milk / administration & dosage
  • Vitamin D / blood

Substances

  • Parathyroid Hormone
  • Phosphates
  • Vitamin D
  • Alkaline Phosphatase
  • Calcium