Treatment of Adult Eosinophilic Esophagitis with Diet

Dietary Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Allergy assessment in adult Portuguese cohort with eosinophilic esophagitis

Results We included 25 patients (pts) [18M, 7F; 27±14, 7(18-70) years)]; median age of symptoms onset and diagnosis: 27 (13-66) and 30(16-67) years respectively; average between symptoms onset and EoEd:27(1-180) months. Follow-up for 25.3±21.7(1-88) months. Reported symptoms-%pts: impaction-84,GERD-like symptoms 48, dysphagia-36, bloating-24, abdominal pain-16 and vomiting-12. Most frequent fir...

Diagnosis and treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a new disease. It is caused by a T-helper type 2 cell response to food antigens in contact with the esophageal mucosa. Although no single feature defines EoE, a constellation of compatible demographic, clinical, endoscopic, and histologic findings establish the diagnosis. Children present with symptoms and endoscopic patterns characteristic of inflammation, whe...

Treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis by dilation.

Treatment options for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) include drugs, diets and esophageal dilation. Esophageal dilation can be performed using either through-the-scope balloons or wire-guided bougies. Dilation can lead to long-lasting symptom improvement in EoE patients presenting with esophageal strictures. Esophageal strictures are most often diagnosed when the 8- to 9-mm outer diameter adult ...

Mepolizumab in the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) is a clinical entity characterized by eosinophilic infi ltration limited to the esophageal epithelium without signifi cant eosinophilic infl ammation of the remainder of the upper gastrointestinal tract mucosa. It can occur in isolation or as part of an atopic spectrum together with asthma, allergic rhinitis and/or atopic dermatitis. EE was fi rst described in the ...