Eosinophilic Esophagitis (cont.)
Medical Author:
Jay W. Marks, MD
Jay W. Marks, MD
Jay W. Marks, MD, is a board-certified internist and gastroenterologist. He graduated from Yale University School of Medicine and trained in internal medicine and gastroenterology at UCLA/Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Medical Editor:
Bhupinder Anand, MD
In this Article
- What is eosinophilic esophagitis?
- What are the symptoms of eosinophilic esophagitis?
- How does eosinophilic esophagitis cause dysphagia?
- What are the other causes of dysphagia or solid food?
- How is eosinophilic esophagitis diagnosed?
- How is eosinophilic esophagitis treated?
- What about elimination diets for treating eosinophilic esophagitis?
- What is the future of eosinophilic esophagitis?
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis At A Glance
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Eosinophilic Esophagitis At A Glance
- Eosinophilic esophagitis is an inflammatory condition of
the esophagus that affects both children and adults, and men more than
women.
- Eosinophilic gastroenteritis may be due allergy to an
as yet unknown food allergen.
- The major symptom in adults with eosinophilic
esophagitis is dysphagia for solid food.
- Eosinophilic esophagitis stiffens the esophagus so
that solid foods have difficulty passing through the esophagus and into the
stomach.
- Other common causes of dysphagia for solid food are
esophageal strictures and Schatzki rings.
- The diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis usually is
made during an EGD, performed for the evaluation of dysphagia. The diagnosis
is confirmed by biopsy of the esophagus.
- The treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis is with proton pump inhibitors and swallowed fluticasone propionate. Gentle esophageal dilatation is used when meditations fail to relieve dysphagia.
REFERENCE: eMedicine.com. Esophagitis.
<http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/775050-overview>
Previous contributing author and editor: Dennis Lee, MD and Jay W. Marks, MD.
Last Editorial Review: 5/11/2010
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