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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