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Food allergy as a risk factor for nutritional rickets.

Fox AT, Du Toit G, Lang A, Lack G

Department of Paediatric Allergy, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK.

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.

Published 21 December 2004 in Pediatr Allergy Immunol, 15(6): 566-9.
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