Food Allergy: A Rare Cause of Recurrent Intussusception

Emrah Aydin, Ömer Faruk Beşer

Abstract


Recurrent intussusception is a management dilemma and have many causes. We report a 22-month old boy who presented multiple times for recurrent intussusception. At diagnostic work-up he was found to be suffering from non-IgE food allergy. The child did not develop further episodes of intussusception after removal of allergenic diet.


Keywords


Intussusception; Recurrent; Non IgE food allergy

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21699/ajcr.v8i1.513

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