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Dietary protein enterocolitis.

A M Lake1

  • 1Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Pediatric Consultants, 10807 Falls Road, Suite 200, Lutherville, MD 221093, USA. alakeslake@aol.com

Current Allergy Reports
|March 20, 2002
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Dietary protein enterocolitis in infants causes gastrointestinal distress and failure to thrive. Delayed diagnosis worsens inflammation, highlighting the need for consistent diagnostic criteria for this food allergy.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Gastroenterology
  • Allergy and Immunology
  • Immunology

Background:

  • Dietary protein enterocolitis typically manifests in infants under one year with symptoms like diarrhea, vomiting, and irritability.
  • Delayed diagnosis can lead to severe enteric inflammation, characterized by bloody diarrhea, anemia, dehydration, and impaired growth.
  • Common triggers include cow's milk and soy proteins, with breastfed infants also affected, particularly those with proctitis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the diagnostic inconsistencies between allergists and gastroenterologists regarding dietary protein enterocolitis.
  • To explore the role of enteric permeability alterations in the condition.
  • To establish a unified classification for gastrointestinal diseases caused by adverse immunologic reactions in infants and children.

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Main Methods:

  • Review of clinical presentations, allergy testing, and double-blind food challenges (allergist perspective).
  • Evaluation of histologic criteria and response to elimination diets (gastroenterologist perspective).
  • Consideration of European studies on enteric permeability.

Main Results:

  • Discrepancies exist in defining dietary protein enterocolitis between clinical and histologic criteria.
  • Enteric inflammation can range from proctitis to pancolitis and enterocolitis with esophagitis, gastritis, enteropathy, and colitis.
  • Altered enteric permeability is a noted feature in enteropathy and enterocolitis.

Conclusions:

  • A unified approach to diagnosing and classifying dietary protein enterocolitis is needed.
  • Standardized diagnostic criteria are crucial for effective management of food-induced gastrointestinal disorders in children.
  • The International Life Sciences Institute workshop aimed to create a consensus classification for these conditions.