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Risk for Peanut-Triggered Enterocolitis Syndrome Low With Early Introduction

In a Dutch study, food protein–induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) occurred in only 0.3% of infants born to parents with atopic disease, at risk for immunoglobulin E (IgE)–mediated peanut allergy, ...
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What is Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES)?

FPIES is a non-immunoglobulin E (IgE) and cell-mediated food allergic disorder that is characterized by protracted and repetitive vomiting, as well as frequent diarrhea. As a result of these primary ...
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Rare Food Allergy Syndrome Increasingly Due to Early Egg, Peanut Introduction?

SAN DIEGO -- Common triggers for food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) have shifted, and more cases than expected have immunoglobulin E (IgE) sensitization in this classically ...
Baylor College of Medicine

Study shows new triggers of rare food allergy in infants

A study led by the section of immunology, allergy and rheumatology in the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine researches an uncommon food allergy known as ‘food protein-induced ...
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Study Finds Main Triggers of Rare Food Allergy in French Children

In young French children, food protein–induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) tends to arise before 6 months of age and be caused by a few specific foods, according to a February 17 study in Clinical ...