High Prevalence of Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibodies in Infants with Food Protein-Induced Proctitis/Proctocolitis: Autoimmunity Involvement?

Table 1

Diagnosis and dietary regime of patients and controls.

(a)

Diagnosis, patient group		Diagnosis, control group
Food protein-induced proctitis/proctocolitis	25	Asthma	4
Atopic eczema	8	Allergic rhinitis	12
Others	1	Others	2

Others: vomiting, others: fever.

(b)

Diet, patient group		Diet, control group
Breastfed	8	Without dietary restriction	18
Milk hydrolyzate	5
Amino acids	3
Egg-free diet	3
Without dietary restriction	6