¹Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Women and Children's Hospital at Buffalo, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA

Correspondence: Dr S Lakshminrusimha, Division of Neonatology, Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo, 219 Bryant St, Buffalo, NY 14222, USA. E-mail: slakshmi@buffalo.edu

Received 6 February 2007; Revised 15 May 2007; Accepted 13 June 2007.

Abstract

We report a term infant with gastroschisis who presented with a systemic allergic reaction at a specific time of each day coinciding with infusion from a new preparation of total parenteral nutrition and intravenous lipid emulsion. The source of latex was traced to the rubber stopper of the lipid emulsion. We present this case to highlight the possibility of allergy from this unexpected source in a neonate.