Protein-losing enteropathy associated with egg allergy in a 5-month-old boy

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-66

  Kondo, M ^a   Fukao, Toshiyuki ^a   Omoya, K ^a   Kawamoto, N ^a   Aoki, M ^a   Teramoto, T ^a   Kaneko, H ^a   Kondo, N ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Egg allergy; Food challenge; Hypocalcemia; Protein losing enteropathy (PLE)

Indexed keywords

TRYPSIN INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVULSION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EGG ALLERGY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEFICIENCY; INFANT; MALE; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; SCINTIGRAPHY; VOMITING;

BREAST FEEDING; EGG HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; MALE; PROTEIN-LOSING ENTEROPATHIES;

EID: 40349084112     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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