Egg provoked food protein‐induced enterocolitis‐like syndrome in an adult

Food protein‐induced enterocolitis syndrome is a non‐IgE‐mediated food allergy usually diagnosed in infancy. We report a case of a similar syndrome in an adult, following ingestion of egg. We remind clinicians to consider this diagnosis which may present to emergency physicians and gastroenterologis...

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Autores principales: Zubrinich, Celia, Hew, Mark, O'Hehir, Robyn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5018597/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27648271
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.665
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Sumario:Food protein‐induced enterocolitis syndrome is a non‐IgE‐mediated food allergy usually diagnosed in infancy. We report a case of a similar syndrome in an adult, following ingestion of egg. We remind clinicians to consider this diagnosis which may present to emergency physicians and gastroenterologists long before an allergist is consulted.

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