Food Allergy Mimicking Pylorus Hypertrophy

Wilson  Daza Carreño; Clara Plata  Garcia; Silvana  Dadán

doi:10.4236/ijcm.2017.83013

Wilson Daza Carreño^1,2^*, Clara Plata Garcia^1,2, Silvana Dadán^1,2

Abstract: Food allergy (FA) is a disease with increasing prevalence and a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. These include the eosinophilic disorders, which can involve any segment of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT), including the stomach. In this context, three patients with a confirmed diagnosis of food allergy, who were initially diagnosed with pyloric hypertrophy, are presented. All cases showed an adequate response to nutritional management. It is essential to consider food allergy, such as eosinophilic gastroenteritis, as part of the differential diagnosis of gastric outlet obstruction in those patients who present vomiting secondary to pyloric hypertrophy.

Keywords: Food Hypersensitivity, Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis, Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis

Cite this paper: Daza, W., Plata, C. and Dadan, S. (2017) Food Allergy Mimicking Pylorus Hypertrophy. International Journal of Clinical Medicine, 8, 136-143. doi: 10.4236/ijcm.2017.83013.

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