Causes, evaluation, and consequences of eosinophilic esophagitis

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2013 Oct:1300:110-118. doi: 10.1111/nyas.12243.

Abstract

This paper presents commentaries on whether eosinophilic esophagitis is a food allergy; inflammation in the context of eosinophilic esophagitis; whether eosinophilic esophagitis a cause of noncardiac chest pain; the role of endoscopy in the evaluation of eosinophilic esophagitis; and whether response to proton pump inhibitor therapy can distinguish eosinophilic esophagitis from gastroesophageal reflux disease.

Keywords: GERD; PPI; eosinophilic esophagitis; food allergies; noncardiac chest pain.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Chest Pain / etiology*
  • Chest Pain / physiopathology
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis / complications
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis / diagnosis*
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis / physiopathology
  • Esophagus / physiopathology*
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux / complications*
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux / physiopathology
  • Humans