EFFECTIVENESS OF ORAL SODIUM CROMOGLYCATE (SCG) IN PREVENTING FOOD ALLERGY IN CHILDREN
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Vol. 51 (1) , 47-50
Abstract
The efficacy of oral sodium cromoglycate (SCG) in preventing food allergy symptoms in children was investigated. Ten children with cow''s milk and/or egg IgE-mediated allergy were selected for this study. The subjects were challenged with the offending food before and after a 7-day pre-treatment period with oral SCG (30 mg/kg body weight per day). Full protection was achieved in 6/8 children with cow''s milk allergy and in 4 of 5 children with egg allergy. The mode of action of SCG in the prevention of clinical manifestations of food allergy is discussed.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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