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A case of milk-protein-induced enterocolitis associated with enterotoxigenic E. coli and MRSA infections

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Food protein-induced enterocolitis (FPIE) is a severe, cell-mediated gastrointestinal food hypersensitivity typically provoked by cow’s milk [Joint Task Force of AAAAI and ACAAI Food allergy: a practice parameter. XVII. Differential diagnosis of adverse reaction to foods. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 96(3 Suppl 2):S40–S44 (2006)]. We present an infant who developed FPIE associated with enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. The case suggests that enteral infection may have a role in the development of sensitization to food protein and the pathogenesis of FPIE.

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Abbreviations

FPIE:

food protein-induced enterocolitis

TNF-α:

tumor necrosis factor-α

ETEC:

enterotoxigenic E. coli

MRSA:

methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

PBMC:

peripheral blood mononuclear cells

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, 23-3 Shimoaizuki, Matsuoka, Eiheiji-cho, Yoshida-gun, Fukui, 910-1193, Japan

    Nemuko Omata, Yusei Ohshima, Akiko Yamada, Motoko Yasutomi, Shuko Tokuriki & Mitsufumi Mayumi

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Omata, N., Ohshima, Y., Yamada, A. et al. A case of milk-protein-induced enterocolitis associated with enterotoxigenic E. coli and MRSA infections. Eur J Pediatr 167, 683–684 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-007-0534-8

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