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Nutrición Hospitalaria
On-line version ISSN 1699-5198Print version ISSN 0212-1611
Abstract
BENITEZ-PROVEDO, Cristina et al. Oral desensitization with Ketocal® in an infant with ketogenic diet and cow's milk protein allergy. Nutr. Hosp. [online]. 2022, vol.39, n.6, pp.1427-1431. Epub Feb 20, 2023. ISSN 1699-5198. https://dx.doi.org/10.20960/nh.4003.
Introduction:
ketogenic diet is a treatment with proven efficacy in drug-refractory childhood epilepsy. Cow's milk protein allergy may be a limitation for treating infants with ketogenic diet, as they need a product that contains cow's milk protein (Ketocal®).
Case report:
we report the case of an infant with a drug-refractory epileptic encephalopathy and IgE-mediated cow's milk protein allergy, who started a classic ketogenic diet. Oral desensitization was achieved with Ketocal 3:1®, allowing its use in the diet and achieving a clinical improvement with seizure control.
Discussion:
a patient with epilepsy and cow's milk protein allergy can benefit from the ketogenic diet, since it is possible to perform an oral immunotherapy with Ketocal®, also achieving a probable resolution of his/her allergy.
Keywords : Ketogenic diet; Cow's milk protein allergy; Oral immunotherapy.