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Vieira et al. BMC Pediatrics 2010, 10:25 /1471-2431/10/25 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access A survey on clinical presentation and nutritional Research article status of infants with suspected cow milk allergy Mário C Vieira1, Mauro B Morais*2, José VN Spolidoro3, Mauro S Toporovski4, Ary L Cardoso5, Gabriela TB Araujo6, Victor Nudelman7 and Marcelo CM Fonseca6 Abstract Background: Cows milk is the most common food allergen in infants and the diagnosis of cows milk allergy is difficult, even with the use of several diagnostic tests. Therefore, elimination diets and challenge tests are essent