Abstract

Persistent diarrhea in infancy, is one of the most common complaints form of food allergies. When the patient's histories are not detailed, they can be easily overlooked and they are tried to be controlled with general gastroenteritis treatments. In this case report, cow's milk and egg allergy was mentioned which is detected by the symptoms of persistant diarrhea, iron deficiency anemia and growth retardation. In this respect, we aimed to emphasize that primary care physicians should evaluate food allergy in the differential diagnosis when they encounter infants and children with persistent diarrhea and growth retardation.

Keywords: Chronic Diarrhea, Cow's Milk Allergy, Egg Allergy

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Şener Çalışkan S, Karataş N. Cow’s Milk and Egg Allergy Presented With Chronic Diarrhea, Case Report. Turk J Fam Pract. 2021;25(2):66-68. https://doi.org/10.5222/tahd.2021.47955