Background
Limited data currently exist regarding the clinical characteristics of food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) among Asian American (AsA) children.
Objective
To evaluate a cohort of AsA children with FPIES in a Northern California health care system.
Methods
We performed a retrospective analysis of children below 18 years of age with more than or equal to 1 outpatient clinical encounter with FPIES (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification, K52.21) diagnosed between October 1, 2015, and December 31, 2022. Patient/parent self-reported race/ethnicity was used. Two board-certified allergists reviewed the charts of all AsA children diagnosed with having FPIES. Market basket analysis was performed to identify correlations among FPIES food categories.
Results
Of 129,989 AsA children, 146 (0.11%) had acute FPIES, most of which were male (52%) and had atopic dermatitis (55.5%). Median age at diagnosis was 7 months. Among 21 children (14%) who underwent oral food challenges, 66.6% (14/21) passed the challenge. Multi-food FPIES was observed in 23.9% (35/146) and atypical FPIES was observed in 14.4% (21/146) of the cohort. Approximately 28% of Asian Indian and 10% of Filipino children had more than 1 trigger food. The most common culprit foods included egg (36.3%), oats (24%), milk (16.4%), avocado (9.6%), rice (6.8%), and peanut (5.5%). Market basket analysis revealed that having an egg-related trigger was associated with not having an avocado-related trigger, with a confidence level of 88% and a lift value of 1.33.
Conclusion
This large pediatric AsA FPIES cohort demonstrates distinguishing features, including a high proportion of egg FPIES and lack of common food co-associations. Understanding these clinical differences may significantly enhance clinicians’ ability to diagnosis and manage FPIES among the rapidly growing heterogeneous AsA population.

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