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Abstract
Allergic reaction to milk (usually cow's milk) or milk products. MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY should be differentiated from LACTOSE INTOLERANCE, an intolerance to milk as a result of congenital deficiency of lactase.
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12 entry terms
- Allergy, Milk
- Hypersensitivity, Milk
- Milk Allergy
- Milk Allergies
- Milk Hypersensitivities
- Cow's Milk Allergy
- Cow's Milk Protein Allergy
- Allergy, Cow's Milk
- Cow Milk Allergy
- Cow's Milk Allergies
- Cows Milk Allergy
- Milk Allergy, Cow's
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coordinate with specific milk product /adv eff if pertinent; do not confuse with LACTOSE INTOLERANCE, a lactase deficiency
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Previous Indexing
- Food Hypersensitivity (1966-1990)
- Milk/adverse effects (1966-1990)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Milk Hypersensitivity. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016269. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016269
- Milk Hypersensitivity. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_allergy
- Milk Hypersensitivity. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q970203