Growth and nutritional status according to the number of sensitized food allergens in infants and young children with atopic dermatitis

Methods We studied 165 children with AD aged 5 to 47 months with AD, who visited the Atopy Clinic of Seoul Medical Center. We checked birth weight, time of starting weaning foods, severity scores of atopic dermatitis (SCORAD), eosinophil counts in peripheral blood, serum total IgE and specific IgE to 6 major allergens (egg white, cow’s milk, soybean, peanut, wheat and fish). Height and weight for age and weight for height were converted to Z-scores to evaluate their effects on growth and nutritional status. Specific IgE levels ≥ 0.7 kUA/L by the CAP assay were considered positive.