Drug-induced enterocolitis syndrome (DIES) in a 10-year-old girl.

We report the case of a child presenting with an adverse drug reaction highly suggestive of drug-induced enterocolitis syndrome (DIES) to amoxicillin (AMX). A 10-year-old girl developed repetitive vomiting and pallor without cutaneous or respiratory symptoms 2h after AMX intake. DIES is not a well-described entity, and very few data are available in the literature.

[Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome].

A little known pathology, increasingly diagnosed. Late vomiting after food intake predominate. An insidious chronic form, an explosive acute form.

[How reintroduce food in an allergic child].

How reintroduce food in an allergic child. Many food allergies heal when the child grows. The management is very different, if the allergy recognizes a non-IgE-mediated mechanism or IgE-mediated.

[Food allergy in children, when evoke? What tests?].

Food allergy in children, when evoke ? What tests ? Food allergy is an adverse reaction to food proteins by immunological mechanisms (IgE mediated or non-IgE mediated). Signs can affect many organs, but skin and digestive symptoms remain the predominant manifestations in children. Some allergens are responsible for most food allergies in children.

[Persistent coughs in children and adolescents].

A persistent cough lasting more than 4-8weeks should lead to a diagnostic workup. A detailed history and a full clinical examination, with a chest X-ray, are essential for initial assessment. Most reported causes of chronic cough in children are post-nasal drip syndrome, cough variant asthma (a spirometry with test of bronchodilator responsiveness should be attempted in children old enough to perform the manoeuvres).