Milk Allergy: A Commonly Missed Cause of Transient Pancreatitis in Infants- A Case Report

Abstract

The incidence of pediatric acute pancreatitis is 3-13 cases per 100,000 persons per year [1]. There are several risk factors for infants to present acute pancreatitis including genetic associations such as SPINK1 protein, anomalies of the pancreas, gallstones, microlithiasis, medications and metabolic, hematologic and a wide variety of infections. Five to twenty percent of children with acute pancreatitis have pancreatic anomalies, making it one of the most common causes of pancreatitis in this population [1] only preceded by genetic associations. Milk allergy is the most common food allergy in young children and its prevalence is higher in infants than young children. There have been a few case reports that link milk allergy to acute transient pancreatitis most commonly in infants as well. Herein, we present a case of milk allergy induced pancreatitis in a 1-year-old patient from Lima-Peru.