ABSTRACT
A propósito de 2 casos clínicos de pacientes con antecedente de enterocolitis neonatal, se presenta el temade síndrome de enterocolitis inducido por proteínas de la dieta. Este es un tipo de alergia alimentaria no mediada por Ig E, de presentación severa, con incidencia y prevalencia desconocidas y cuya sospecha clínica, diagnóstico y manejo oportuno, se anteponen al desarrollo de complicaciones severas que incluso pueden llevar a la muerte.
Two case reports of patients with neonatal enterocolitis present the topic of Food Protein-Induced EnterocolitisSyndrome (FPIES). FPIES is a type of food allergy which is not mediated by IgE and which has a severe presentation.Its incidence and prevalence are unknown. Clinical suspicion, diagnosis, and timely management are important in light of likely development of severe complications which can even lead to death.