Allergic enterocolitis presenting as recurrent necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm neonates

ABSTRACT An uncommon clinical entity mimicking necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is allergic enterocolitis secondary to cow's milk protein allergy. Although milk protein allergy is the

most common food allergy among infants and young children, the incidence and prevalence of this disease entity presenting as enterocolitis in neonates is not well documented. We report this

case of milk protein-associated allergic enterocolitis to highlight the unusual recurrent presentation as NEC, (with recurrent pneumatosis, bloody stools) managed successfully with

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AFFILIATIONS * Department of Pediatrics, New York Hospital Queens, Flushing, NY, USA P Srinivasan, M Brandler & P Millman * Department of Pediatrics, SUNY Downstate Medical Center,

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recurrent necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm neonates. _J Perinatol_ 30, 431–433 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2009.153 Download citation * Received: 16 July 2009 * Revised: 27 August

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