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PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF ALLERGY IN INFANTS
Robert Boyle MB ChB, PhD
Reader in Paediatric Allergy, Imperial College London
Associate Professor of Evidence-based Dermatology, University of Nottingham
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Prevention and Management of Allergy in Infants
• What is allergy in infants and how can we prevent it?
• Food allergy and eczema
• Case studies of how to manage infants with possible
allergy
• Allergy health claims for hydrolysed formula milk
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Prevention and Management of Allergy in Infants
• What is allergy in infants and how can we prevent it?
• Food allergy and eczema
• Case studies of how to manage infants with possible
allergy
• Allergy health claims for hydrolysed formula milk
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Eczema = Atopic Dermatitis = Atopic Eczema
Itchy skin condition
+ early onset (<aged 2 years)
+ either generally dry skin
or typical appearance
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Food Hypersensitivity (All reproducible reactions)
Food Allergy
Immune mediated
Food Intolerance
Non-Immune mediated
IgE
mediated
Mixed IgE and Non-IgE
mediated
Non-IgE
mediated
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2004;113:832-6
e.g. lactose intolerance
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Relationship between Eczema and Food Allergy
Clin Exp Allergy 2015;45:255-64
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Food allergy has a significant impact on quality of life
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J Allergy Clin Immunol In Pract 2017 5, 1169-1178 DOI: (10.1016/j.jaip.2017.06.031)
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J Allergy Clin Immunol In Pract 2017 5, 1169-1178 DOI: (10.1016/j.jaip.2017.06.031)
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Eczema in 6-7 year old children – Global
trends in prevalence
Lancet 2006;368:733-43
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Deaths from food anaphylaxis: no increase
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J Allergy Clin Immunol In Pract 2018;6:440-8
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Eczema affects around 1 in 5 infants and is itchy
Recognition not usually a problem
Food allergy affects around 1 in 20 infants and is usually ‘immediate-type’ / IgE-mediated
Symptoms occur within 2 hours (usually ~30 minutes) of eating a food – most commonly egg, nuts
or milk but other triggers are fish, sesame, kiwi fruit and legumes
Symptoms are usually vomiting, rashes and swelling and resolve in 2-3 hours
Symptoms usually occur the first time the food is eaten, and usually occur after oral ingestion of the
food rather than indirect exposure
Summary – Eczema and Food Allergy in Infants
Top Food Allergy Myths:
Allergic reactions get more severe with each
exposure
We can predict which children with food allergy get
severe / life-threatening reactions
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Farming environments confer protection against the
development of allergy
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No convincing, direct evidence that any of
these interventions impact on risk of allergy
• Antibiotic use
• Caesarean section
• Vaccinations
• Infections
• Microbe-related products such as probiotics or prebiotics
• Vitamins, minerals, fish oil, diet in general
• Breastfeeding duration
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Eczema Prevention Strategies 1969-2010Formula
Diet Supplements
Diet Avoidance
Allergen Avoidance
Combination
Vaccine
Emollient
Dietary
Supplements 29%
Hypoallergenic
Formula 38%Dietary Allergen
Avoidance 16%
Environmental Allergen
Avoidance 8%
Simpson EL et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2012
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Palmer et al. Nat Genet 2006
FilaggrinThe ‘allergy gene’
Increases risk of both eczema and
food allergy
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BEEP Trial
+
or
Skin care advice only Skin care advice + daily emollient
Chalmers JR et al. Trials 2017;18(1):343Chalmers et al. Lancet (in press)
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Lower risk infants Higher risk infants
N Engl J Med 2015;372:803-13 J Allergy Clin Immunol 2018;141:1343-53
Strict peanut avoidance increases risk of peanut
allergy
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Early introduction of allergenic foods and risk of developing food allergy
Avoidance of common allergenic foods such as egg and peanut is no longer recommended
If they are eaten in the family, include them in the infant diet sooner rather than later, together with
other solid foods
▪ Whole nut should not be given to infants
▪ Egg should be Lion stamped
▪ Infants with troublesome eczema might already have an egg allergy by age 6 months
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Prevention and Management of Allergy in Infants
• What is allergy in infants and how can we prevent it?
• Food allergy and eczema
• Case studies of how to manage infants with possible
allergy
• Allergy health claims for hydrolysed formula milk
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Scenario #1: Breastfed infant with symptoms of crying, vomiting
or eczemaNo proven role for maternal dietary exclusions or specialised formula milk
If women feel that dietary exclusions make a difference then ensure
that they have appropriate dietary advice/intake
Manage vomiting, crying, eczema in the usual way…
Positioning, reassurance, skin creams and excluding serious underlying
issues …
° bile-stained vomiting
° growth failure
° developmental delay
° severe eczema all over body
° blood in stools
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Association between parent-reported colic and cow’s milk
allergy in the Enquiring About Tolerance trial participants
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Scenario #2: Breastfed infant with acute symptoms after trying cow’s milk
Often first formula milk, yoghurt, baby food with powdered milk as ingredient
No proven role for maternal dietary exclusions or specialised formula milk
Eczema often present
If women wish to try dietary exclusions then ensure that they have appropriate
dietary advice/intake
Mother and family may wish to avoid cow’s milk to reduce risk of accidental
exposure of the infant
Having an infant with milk allergy is a good reason to continue breastfeeding – the
alternatives are suboptimal
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Scenario #3: Formula fed infant with symptoms of crying, vomiting or
eczema
Have a low threshold for trying a low-allergy formula if:
▪ Symptoms started soon after initiating formula feeding
▪ Symptoms are unusually severe
▪ Infant is failing to thrive
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Cow’s milk alternatives for infants with milk allergy who can’t access breastmilk
Infants aged ≥9 months and established on solid foods or still largely breastfed:
Plant-based alternatives are usually sufficient… oat, coconut, almond, soya etc
Infants aged <9 months, or not well-established on solid foods:
Specialised prescription formula – usually an extensively-hydrolysed cow’s milk formula
Infant formula milk is not required nutritionally beyond age 1 year
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Prevention and Management of Allergy in Infants
• What is allergy in infants and how can we prevent it?
• Food allergy and eczema
• Case studies of how to manage infants with possible
allergy
• Allergy health claims for hydrolysed formula milk
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Allergy 2016;71:701-10
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Nutricia Research Website 2018
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Nutricia Research Website 2018
'In infants with a high risk of developing allergy, pHP with the prebiotic scGOS/lcFOS (9:1), has been proven to reduce the risk of eczema and
allergy development' *
*Allergy 2016;71:701-10
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Conclusions
▪ Eczema is common and is associated with food allergies
▪ Food allergy is not the main cause of eczema
▪ Milk allergy affects ~1% of infants but is overdiagnosed
▪ Maternal dietary restrictions for common infant symptoms
not usually worthwhile
▪ Allergy prevention claims for infant formula milks are not
supported by the scientific evidence
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