Epidemiology and natural history of eosinophilic esophagitis

ES Dellon, I Hirano - Gastroenterology, 2018 - Elsevier
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) has emerged over the past 2 decades as a major cause of
upper gastrointestinal morbidity. Over this time, the epidemiology of EoE has also rapidly …

Eosinophilic esophagitis

GT Furuta, DA Katzka - New England Journal of Medicine, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
Eosinophilic esophagitis is an increasingly common diagnosis among children evaluated for
feeding problems and among adults with dysphagia and food impaction. This review …

ACG clinical guideline: evidenced based approach to the diagnosis and management of esophageal eosinophilia and eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)

ES Dellon, N Gonsalves, I Hirano… - Official journal of the …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Esophageal eosinophilia and eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) are increasingly recognized
and prevalent conditions, which now represent common clinical problems encountered by …

Delay in diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis increases risk for stricture formation in a time-dependent manner

AM Schoepfer, E Safroneeva, C Bussmann, T Kuchen… - Gastroenterology, 2013 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Development of strictures is a major concern for patients with
eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). At diagnosis, EoE can present with an inflammatory …

Eosinophilic esophagitis: updated consensus recommendations for children and adults

CA Liacouras, GT Furuta, I Hirano, D Atkins… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a clinicopathologic condition of increasing recognition and
prevalence. In 2007, a consensus recommendation provided clinical and histopathologic …

A phenotypic analysis shows that eosinophilic esophagitis is a progressive fibrostenotic disease

ES Dellon, HP Kim, SLW Sperry, DA Rybnicek… - Gastrointestinal …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Phenotypes of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) are not well-characterized.
Objective To describe clinical features of patients with EoE with predefined phenotypes …

Elimination diet effectively treats eosinophilic esophagitis in adults; food reintroduction identifies causative factors

N Gonsalves, GY Yang, B Doerfler, S Ritz, AM Ditto… - Gastroenterology, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Adults with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) typically present with
dysphagia and food impaction. A 6-food elimination diet (SFED) is effective in children with …

Eosinophilic esophagitis in children and adults: a systematic review and consensus recommendations for diagnosis and treatment: sponsored by the American …

GT Furuta, CA Liacouras, MH Collins, SK Gupta… - Gastroenterology, 2007 - Elsevier
During the last decade, clinical practice saw a rapid increase of patients with esophageal
eosinophilia who were thought to have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) but who …

Proton pump inhibitor-responsive oesophageal eosinophilia: an entity challenging current diagnostic criteria for eosinophilic oesophagitis

J Molina-Infante, AJ Bredenoord, E Cheng, ES Dellon… - Gut, 2016 - gut.bmj.com
Consensus diagnostic recommendations to distinguish GORD from eosinophilic
oesophagitis (EoE) by response to a trial of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) unexpectedly …

Intravenous anti–IL-13 mAb QAX576 for the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis

ME Rothenberg, T Wen, A Greenberg, O Alpan… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic allergic disease with limited
treatment options. Objective We evaluated QAX576, an mAb against IL-13, in the treatment …