Pediatric Patient With Concurrent Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Erosive Reflux Esophagitis, and Barrett's Esophagus

Ishna Sharma; Chris Foster; Todd Jensen; Fabiola Balarezo; Christine Finck; Wael Sayej

doi:10.14309/crj.0000000000000399

Pediatric Patient With Concurrent Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Erosive Reflux Esophagitis, and Barrett's Esophagus

ACG Case Rep J. 2020 Jun 24;7(6):e00399. doi: 10.14309/crj.0000000000000399. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Authors

Ishna Sharma¹, Chris Foster², Todd Jensen², Fabiola Balarezo³, Christine Finck⁴, Wael Sayej⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT.
² Department of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT.
³ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT.
⁴ Department of Pediatric Surgery, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Digestive Diseases, Hepatology and Nutrition, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT.

Abstract

Eosinophilic esophagitis and Barrett's esophagus are believed to be separate disease processes, with erosive esophagitis leading to Barrett's esophagus. We report a rare case of concurrent diagnoses in a pediatric patient and examine the relevant genetic profiles in the esophagus.

Publication types

Case Reports