The relationship between latitude and allergic gastroenteritis hospital admissions in New Zealand infants

Recent epidemiological studies suggest that non-IgE-mediated childhood food allergic disorders such as eosinophilic esophagitis (EOE), celiac disease and allergic gastroenteritis (AG), may be increasing in parallel with previously observed increases in childhood IgE-mediated food allergy (FA) and food-induced anaphylaxis (FIA)1-4. The term AG encompasses food protein induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES), eosinophilic enteritis and colitis, food protein induced enteropathy, food hypersensitivity enteritis and colitis, but not EOE.

Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - October 14, 2019 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Raymond James Mullins, Dianne E. Campbell, Elizabeth H. Barnes, Carlos A. Camargo Tags: Letters Source Type: research