Background and rationale
Methods
Results
Patient characteristics
Patient No. | Sex | Age at Initial Reaction (months) | Risk Factor for IgE-Mediated Allergy* | Multi-food FPIES | Prior Tolerance to Ladder step 1 foods | Prior Tolerance to Ladder step 2 foods |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Male | 6 | Yes | No | Yes | Never tried |
2 | Female | 6 | Yes | No | No | Never tried |
3 | Male | 7 | Yes | Yes - avocado | Yes | Never tried |
4 | Male | 7 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
5 | Male | 8 | No | No | Yes | Never tried |
6 | Male | 6 | Yes | No | Never tried | Never tried |
7 | Male | 6 | Yes | No | Never tried | No |
8 | Male | 5 | Yes | No | Yes | Never tried |
9 | Female | 4 | Yes | No | Never tried | Never tried |
10 | Female | 7 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
11 | Male | 5 | Yes | No | No | Never tried |
12 | Male | 5 | Yes | No | Never tried | Never tried |
13 | Male | 6 | Yes | No | Never tried | Never tried |
14 | Female | 7 | Yes | No | No | Never tried |
15 | Male | 8 | Yes | No | Yes | Never tried |
16 | Female | 5 | Yes | No | Yes | Never tried |
17 | Female | 4 | Yes | No | Yes | Never tried |
18 | Female | 6 | Yes | No | Never tried | Never tried |
19 | Male | 5 | Yes | No | Never tried | Never tried |
20 | Female | 5 | Yes | Yes - oat | Never tried | No |
21 | Male | 6 | Yes | No | Never tried | Never tried |
Safety of using Canadian Egg Ladder [8]
Patient No. | Age at Initiation of Ladder (in months) | Step started at | Duration on Ladder (months) | Reaction on Ladder | Intervention | Completed vs. Current Step |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | Step 4, pallor and fussy due to exposure to larger volume of food | Reduced volume of food given | Completed |
2 | 9 | 1 | Ongoing | No | None | Step 2 |
3 | 10 | 1 | 9 | No | None | Completed |
4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | No | None | Completed |
5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | No | None | Completed |
6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | No | None | Completed |
7 | 12 | 1 | 9 | Step 3, belching and small spit up due to unintended exposure to Step 4 foods | Reviewed avoidance after accidental exposure to a higher step food | Completed |
8 | 9 | 1 | 9 | Step 1, vomiting due to unintended exposure to Step 4 foods | Reviewed avoidance after accidental exposure to a higher step food | Completed |
9 | 13 | 1 | 3 | No | None | Completed |
10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | No | None | Completed |
11 | 27 | 1 | Ongoing | No | None | Step 2 |
12 | 10 | 1 | 11 | No | None | Completed |
13 | 11 | 1 | 7 | No | None | Completed |
14 | 8 | 1 | 7 | No | None | Completed |
15 | 9 | 1 | 7 | No | None | Completed |
16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | No | None | Completed |
17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | No | None | Completed |
18 | 10 | 1 | 4 | No | None | Completed |
19 | 11 | 1 | 10 | No | None | Completed |
20 | 10 | 1 | 8 | No | None | Completed |
21 | 12 | 1 | 12 | Step 1, vomiting and pallor | Paused the ladder for 3 months, then successfully reinitiated it | Completed |