Ľubica Jakušová, Lenka Šofranková, Jana Dekanová, Miloš Jeseňák, Zuzana Havlíčeková, Peter Bánovčin
Cow milk protein allergy (CMPA) is considered one of the most frequently occurring food allergies in the European population.
It is present in all age groups, although the highest prevalence is observed amongst children under one year of
age. There are relatively few studies concerning cow milk protein allergy in adolescence. The data on the prevalence of
CMPA differ according to used diagnostic methods, the age of studied population and geographic factors. Currently, the
total prevalence of CMPA is declared between 0.6 to 2.5 % in preschool children, 0.3 % in older children and adolescents
and 0,5 % in adults. Allergy persists in people with high levels of specific IgE as infants and in patients with hypersensitivity
to casein fraction of cow milk proteins. Clinically it can present with respiratory, gastrointestinal or skin symptoms.