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However, gastrointestinal symptoms experienced by subjects with DS have never been related to a possible non-IgE-mediated food allergy and a Food Protein-induced Enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES). A retrospective descriptive single-center study was conducted. Subjects included were children with acute FPIES who entered our institutional follow-up protocol between January 2013 and January 2020. Among the 85 patients (forty-nine boys\u201457.6%), ten (11.76%) were children with DS. In our population, the FPIES triggers included different foods (such as milk, egg, fruit, fish, wheat, soy, beef, etc.). Nine patients with DS showed FPIES reactions after ingesting cow\u2019s milk (one even with beef and three with soy), while the last one was affected by FPIES to fish. Considering the subgroup of patients affected by cow\u2019s milk FPIES (40 subjects overall), 22.5% had a diagnosis of DS. Patients with DS experienced acute FPIES reactions with a severity degree slightly higher than that reported in other patients, ranging from mild-moderate to severe or very severe. During the acute reactions, the patients with DS showed increased white blood cell production, absolute neutrophil count and C-reactive protein levels. 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