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PEDIATRIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
Volume 64, Issue 3, Pages 475-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2017.01.009
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Eosinophilic esophagitis; Eosinophilic gastroenteritis; Eosinophilic proctocolitis; Proton pump inhibitor-responsive esophageal eosinophilia; Food allergens
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Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is an atopic disease that is characterized by an isolated infiltration of eosinophils into the epithelium of the esophagus and is triggered by specific allergens. Patients should undergo an upper endoscopy with biopsy after 6 to 8 weeks of treatment with a proton pump inhibitor in order to make the diagnosis of EoE. Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a pathologic eosinophilic infiltration of any portion of the gastrointestinal tract, and eosinophilic proctocolitis is an eosinophilic infiltration in the colon alone.
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