Pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis: the Vanderbilt experience

摘要

Background: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic allergic disease of the esophagus unresponsive to treatment with proton pump inhibitors. A combination of immediate, IgE- mediated and delayed, and non-IgE-mediated immune reactions to foods and aeroallergens is thought to contribute to disease pathogenesis. Optimal methods to assess for food allergen sensitization have been debated. Patients with EoE often have comorbid atopic diseases.