A case of Cows' milk allergy in the syndrome of thrombocytopenia with absent radius

Abstract

Thrombocytopenia with absent radii (TAR) is a rare congenital disorder with hypomegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia and bilateral radial aplasia.1They presents in early infancy ranging from mild changes to marked limb shortening. About 50% of the patients with TAR syndrome have cow’s milk protein allergy.2Here we report a 2 year old girl with TAR syndrome presented with marked gastrointestinal disturbance and clinical evidence of cows' milk allergy.