Archive for February, 2010

FPIES- Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome

Last week I had the pleasure of meeting a young lady with infantile FPIES. Both of her parents were with her for the evaluation.  The family alerted me to a contribution to the literature written by allergists for a condition that may not be commonly seen by an allergist. What I learned from that encounter [...]

February 17, 2010 · fleickly · 11 Comments
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Red Cheeks- Is it a food allergy?

Frey’s syndrome – a masquerader of food allergy? We have seen many children who were evaluated for food allergy and/or who were brought by parents to be evaluated for food allergy because of redness to the cheeks that is observed after eating. What I haven’t heard about is a syndrome called ‘Frey’s Syndrome’.  In the [...]

February 1, 2010 · fleickly · 8 Comments
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