NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among infants andchildren with cow’s milk allergy, skin prick test results canpredict which of them are likely to have persistent problems ratherthan spontaneous resolution, according to a report in the Annals ofAllergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Allergic symptoms induced by cow’s milk disappear before thefirst birthday in about half the infants who develop them, theauthors explain, but the natural history of tolerance remainsunclear.

Dr. Alessandro Fiocchi from the University of Milan MedicalSchool, and colleagues determined the prognostic predictors oftolerance in 112 children enrolled in the Milan Cow’s Milk AllergyCohort study.

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