This evening, while the rest are out sailing :-) I'm making a wish list of
science literature to go in our orgs library. At the moment bfeeding and
allergy are on the agenda. In the middle of a medline search I came across
the following article (see onder). Never heard of Sandifer's syndrom and
it's sounds quite rare, but according to this report (n=1) this baby did
better when given cow's milk formula (heaven forbid)?

Wondering what you lot think, surely this doesn't go across the board?
Anyone seen this before?

 Am J Perinatol 2000;17(3):147-50 Related Articles, Books, LinkOut
Sandifer's syndrome in a breast-fed infant.
Corrado G, Cavaliere M, D'Eufemia P, Pelliccia A, Celli M, Porcelli M,
Giardini O, Cardi E.
Institute of Pediatrics, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy.
Sandifer's syndrome is a rare manifestation of gastroesophageal reflux (GER)
in children, occurring in association with abnormal movements of the head,
neck, and upper part of the trunk. Out of 65 children with Sandifer's
syndrome described in literature, only 2 were breast-fed. We report on a
15-day-old breast-fed girl affected by Sandifer's syndrome. Pathological GER
was diagnosed with 24 h pH esophageal monitoring. In our patient, all the
symptoms of Sandifer's syndrome disappeared when she was cow's milk
formula-fed. The role of food allergy to dietary proteins ingested by a
lactating mother is discussed.


Sara Bernard
The Netherlands
(going to stick her fingers in the honey pot next week - i.e. spending the
day in an academic library for the first time in years!)

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