Table 1.
Summarized details of case reports based on food allergen-induced acute pancreatitis
| S. No. | Age (Year) | Gender | Allergic Food | Symptoms | Involved Cell type (s) | IgE | Other associated disease | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 | F | NA | Abdominal pain, Allergic symptoms | Eosinophils | Increased serum IgE level | EP | [11] |
| 2. | 40 17 |
F M |
Beef (twice) Milk Potato Fish Egg |
Abdominal pain, Migraine, Pruritus, Elevated serum amylase, Epigastric pain associated with diffuse headache | Normal eosinophils level | Increased serum IgE level in one patient | NA | [12] |
| 3. | 23 | NA | Milk | Abdominal pain, Facial erythema with conjunctival injection, Generalized pruritus, Diarrhea, Eosinophilia, Elevated serum levels of pancreatic enzymes, Enlargement of the pancreas and edema on sonogram | Increased Eosinophils | Increased serum IgE level | NA | [13] |
| 4. | 48 | M | Kiwi | Epigastric pain, Vomiting, Diarrhea, Facial erythema, Pruritus, Elevated serum amylase | Increased Eosinophils | Increased serum total IgE 257 Ul/ml | Past history of duodenal ulcer, Upper digestive tract hemorrhage, Allergy to Pirazolones, Rhinitis, and Bronchial asthma | [26] |
| 5. | 47 | F | Banana | Epigastralgia, Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea, Elevated serum and urine amylase levels, Ampulla of Vater swollen and edematous | Increased Mast cells | Increased Serum total IgE (644 IU/mL), and Specific IgE to bananas (2.18 UA/ml) | NA | [10] |
| 6. | - | M | Milk | Symptoms of EG such as nausea, Vomiting, Abdominal pain, Dyspepsia, Malabsorption, Ascites and weight loss, Increased serum pancreatic enzymes and Total bilirubin | Increased Eosinophils | - | EG | [23] |
| 7. | 8 | M | codfish | Anaphylactic reaction, Abdominal pain, Elevated pancreatic enzyme serum levels, Parenchymal oedema at ultrasonography | NA | Codfish specific IgE= 1.30 kU/l | At first year of life child had severe atopic dermatitis and chronic diarrhea with mucorrhea and rectal bleeding, taking cow’s milk free diet | [25] |
| 8. | 25 | F | Egg | Vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, Elevated level of lipase | Increased Eosinophils 2300–2500 Eosiophils/μl |
Total IgE = 89.7 kU/L Egg-specific IgE level =6.25 kU/L |
History of intermittent GI symptoms EG | [24] |
Abbreviations: EG= Eosinophilic gastroenteritis; NA=Not available; AP= Acute pancreatitis; EP= Eosinophilic pancreatitis