Hiroko Suzuki, Naho Morisaki, Saori Nagashima, Tamotsu Matsunaga, Shoko Matsushita, Akira Iino, Yuichiro Tanaka, Hisashi Nishimori, Shun Munakata, Manabu Kemmochi, Yoshitaka Murakami, Miori Sato, Kenji Toyokuni, Kiwako Yamamoto-Hanada, Hideaki Morita, Tatsuki Fukuie, Yoshiyuki Yamada, Yoshikazu Ohtsuka, Katsuhiro Arai, Yukihiro Ohya, Hirohisa Saito, Kenji Matsumoto, Ichiro Nomura
BACKGROUND: Non-IgE-mediated gastrointestinal food allergies (non-IgE-GIFAs) seem to be increasing rapidly worldwide. However, nationwide studies have been limited to food-protein-induced enterocolitis (FPIES) and food-protein-induced allergic proctocolitis (FPIAP), with little attention to other non-IgE-GIFA subgroups. The aim of this study was to elucidate the clinical features of all patients with non-IgE-GIFAs, not just certain subgroups. METHODS: We conducted a nationwide cross-sectional survey of non-IgE-GIFAs in Japan from April 2015 through March 2016...
October 30, 2023: Allergology International: Official Journal of the Japanese Society of Allergology