Milk, It Does a Body Good…or does it Almost Kill You? Pediatric Non-Allergic Near-Death Milk Experience

We’ve all heard the tagline. Our moms served milk with every meal. Come to this shocking pediatric case study to learn how the interface of Autism, ARFID, and milk led to a profound pericardial tamponade and near-lethal cardiovascular consequences. Milk mustache optional!

This lecture will define ARFID, a new(er) eating disorder and describe how patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder are at risk. This lecture is case-study based and can be adapted to be either a 30 min or 60 min lecture. Participants will learn about the pathophysiology of milk-induced anemia and how the profound iron deficiency affects every system in the body.Parents often do not seek medical care until the child has significant anasacara. This case study is unique as this child had 350cc in a pericardiac effusion tamponade related to third spacing from the iron deficiency anemia, that required urgent cath lab intervention. Complicating care was a hemaglobin of 1.36 and a hematacrit of 5! How was this child alive?