Food aversion and poor weight gain in food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome: A retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) is a form of non-IgE-mediated gastrointestinal food allergy. Insufficient data exist in regard to gastrointestinal history and outcome, particularly comorbidity, family history, food aversion, and poor body weight gain.

Objective

We sought to identify the gastrointestinal outcomes and related risk factors in FPIES.

Methods

We analyzed the clinical features and gastrointestinal outcomes of patients with FPIES retrospectively at 4 hospitals in Boston.

Results

Two hundred three patients with FPIES were identified, including 180 only with acute FPIES, 8 with chronic FPIES, and 15 with both. Oat (34.5%), rice (29.6%), and cow's milk (19.2%) were the most common food triggers. The prevalence rates of pers

SUBMITTER: Su KW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8360679 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature