Personal history, family history and comorbid atopy
All patients were fully immunised by 12 months of age as per the
Australian National Immunisation Program Schedule 11.
53% of children had comorbid atopy (Table 2). IgE-mediated food allergy
was common (n=32, 19%) based on a clinical history of a reaction and
positive skin prick test or serum specific IgE to the food trigger. Egg
(17/32) and cow’s milk (11/32) were the most common triggers for
IgE-mediated food allergy. The prevalence of family history of FPIES and
atopy are shown in Table 2. Atopy was present in similar proportions in
the child’s mother (25/89), father (28/89) or siblings (27/89).