Warner J O, Hathaway M J
Arch Dis Child. 1984 Feb;59(2):151-6. doi: 10.1136/adc.59.2.151.
We present 17 children from 11 families with the allergic form of Meadow's syndrome. In all cases their mothers believed that they had severe disease due to allergies--in 16 cases to foods and in one to house dust mite. The maternal obsession with allergen avoidance resulted in bizarre diets and life styles. Most mothers were articulate and middle class, and many had marital problems (three single parents). They had a limpet-like attachment to their child and insisted on many medical consultations. Management proved very difficult and despite careful exclusion of allergic disease, many remained on diets and failed allergy clinic follow up. In most cases the obsession with allergy had been initiated by doctors.
我们报告了来自11个家庭的17名患有Meadow综合征过敏型的儿童。在所有病例中，他们的母亲都认为孩子患有严重的过敏疾病——16例是对食物过敏，1例是对屋尘螨过敏。母亲们对避免接触过敏原的过度执着导致了怪异的饮食和生活方式。大多数母亲表达能力强且属于中产阶级，许多人存在婚姻问题（三位单亲母亲）。她们对孩子有着如帽贝般的依恋，并坚持进行多次医疗咨询。管理起来非常困难，尽管仔细排除了过敏性疾病，但许多孩子仍继续节食，且未能在过敏诊所进行后续随访。在大多数情况下，对过敏的过度执着是由医生引发的。
