Allergy in preterm infants: predisposing factors and possible clinical manifestations

• Sergey E. Ukraintsev
• Sergey V. Nefedov

Abstract

The article discusses risk factors, developmental mechanisms and possible clinical features of cow's milk allergy in preterm infants. The focus has been made on physiological and immunological peculiarities of the preterm infant that may predispose to allergy development. Several observations from the scientific literature, describing clinical presentation of cow's milk allergy in preterm infants, similar to necrotizing enterocolitis, are presented.

Keywords:preterm, allergy, necrotizing enterocolitis

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