Alice, a 7-year-old who has experienced gastrointestinal distress, vomiting, and urticaria after consuming products with milk, visits her healthcare provider for testing.
The healthcare provider conducts a full clinical history and physical examination and decides to test using whole milk with reflex to components.
Specific IgE blood testing can help determine how likely Alice is to tolerate milk.
These results together with this patient's case history and symptoms, help confirm the diagnosis.
Test |
Type |
Alice’s Results |
Milk |
Whole Allergen |
12 kU/L |
Bos d 4 (α-lactalbumin) |
Allergen Component |
1.22 |
Bos d 5 (β-lactoglobulin) |
Allergenr Component |
<0.10 |
Bos d 8 (casein) |
Allergen Component |
7.53 |
Alice’s sensitization to α-lactalbumin and significant levels of IgE to casein indicates a risk for reaction to all forms of milk. 1
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