Poor prognosis of food protein–induced enterocolitis syndrome to fish

Background: Fish is the most common causative food of food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) in Southern Europe. In children with FPIES, the development of tolerance varies according to the culprit food and specifically fish seems to have a poorer prognosis than other solid foods. We so...

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Autores: Infante S,, Pérez-Pallisé E, Skrabski F, Cabrera-Freitag P, Morales-Cabeza C,, Fuentes-Aparicio V,, Alvarez-Perea A,, Zubeldia Ortuño, José Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/115769
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/115769
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:616-056.3
FPIES
fish allergy
food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome
gastrointestinal allergy
non-IgE-mediated food allergy.
Alergología
3299 Otras Especialidades Médicas
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Sumario:Background: Fish is the most common causative food of food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) in Southern Europe. In children with FPIES, the development of tolerance varies according to the culprit food and specifically fish seems to have a poorer prognosis than other solid foods. We sought to evaluate the fish-FPIES resolution rate in children. Methods: A descriptive retrospective analysis of children with fish-FPIES, followed during the last 20 years, was performed. The offending fish, age and symptoms at onset, the coexistence of atopic diseases and FPIES to other foods were registered. All the children included had undergone an oral food challenge (OFC) with the offending fish. We recorded those children that overcame their fish-FPIES and those that did not outgrow the disease. Results: Seventy children were enrolled in this study (median age: 9 yo; IQR 6.4-13.8). Forty-two (60%) achieved tolerance to the offending fish with a median age of 4 years (IQR: 3-5). Among children ≤5 yo (n = 40), 35 (87.5%) developed tolerance; among 6-8yo (n = 14), 40% developed tolerance; and only 12.5% among those ≥9 yo (n = 16) developed tolerance. Twenty-eight children did not outgrow the disease (median age: 8.9 yo; IQR: 9-13.8). We did not find any statistical differences regarding the offending fish, presence of single vs multiple fish-FPIES, symptoms at the beginning, coexistence of other atopic diseases or the coexistence of other FPIES, between the children who overcame the disease and those who did not. Conclusion: One in five children with FPIES to fish will not overcome the disease during childhood.