Diseases

Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Chronic ESOPHAGITIS characterized by esophageal mucosal EOSINOPHILIA. It is diagnosed when an increase in EOSINOPHILS are present over the entire esophagus. The reflux symptoms fail to respond to PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS treatment, unlike in GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE. The symptoms are associated with IgE-mediated hypersensitivity to food or inhalant allergens.

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Abstract

Chronic ESOPHAGITIS characterized by esophageal mucosal EOSINOPHILIA. It is diagnosed when an increase in EOSINOPHILS are present over the entire esophagus. The reflux symptoms fail to respond to PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS treatment, unlike in GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE. The symptoms are associated with IgE-mediated hypersensitivity to food or inhalant allergens.

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  • Chronic Esophagitis, Eosinophilic
  • Esophagitis, Eosinophilic
  • Chronic Esophagitides, Eosinophilic
  • Eosinophilic Chronic Esophagitides
  • Eosinophilic Chronic Esophagitis
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitides
  • Esophagitides, Eosinophilic
  • Esophagitides, Eosinophilic Chronic
  • Esophagitis, Eosinophilic Chronic

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2011

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Previous Indexing

  • Eosinophilia (1981-2010)
  • Esophagitis (1978-2010)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D057765. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D057765
  2. Eosinophilic Esophagitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eosinophilic_esophagitis
  3. Eosinophilic Esophagitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2057356