Eosinophilic Esophagitis Responds to Proton Pump Inhibitors

Dr. David Gutman — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 21:10:06 +0000

Research has shown that more than a third of patients with eosinophilia of the esophagus respond to Proton Pump Inhibitors with resolution of the findings clinically and on biopsy. Eosinophilic Esophagitis is an allergic disorder seen in adults and children who develop scar tissue and narrowing in the esophagus food pipe due to a food allergy. The most common symptom is swallowing disturbance but heartburn and regurgitation are very common. It is called Eosinophilic Esophagitis due to the presence of allergic cells called eosinophils on the biopsy specimens of the esophagus. It is usually treated with dietary elimination of potentially offending food allergies. It can also be treated with swallowed corticosteroids that coat the esophagus.

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Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Dr. David Gutman — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 04:17:07 +0000

The leading cause of swallowing difficulties in young adults is an allergic disorder we rarely saw before 2001. Now I see patients with this disorder nearly everyday. Eosinophilic Esophagitis, is a disorder characterized by difficulty swallowing due to allergies to food. The esophagus is the food pipe between the throat and the stomach that sits […]

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Eosinophilic Esophagitis Responds to Proton Pump Inhibitors

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