A Case of Eosinophilic Esophagitis With Food Hypersensitivity

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a disorder characterized by isolated eosinophilic infiltration of the esophagus with esophageal symptoms. Although some patients with EoE are related to food hypersensitivity, it is hard to identify causative foods. This report describes a case of EoE with dysphagia...

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Autores principales: Kim, Nam In, Jo, Yunju, Ahn, Sang Bong, Son, Byoung Kwan, Kim, Seong Hwan, Park, Young Sook, Kim, Sang Hoon, Ju, Jong Eun
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Neurogastroenterology and Motility 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2912125/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20680171
http://dx.doi.org/10.5056/jnm.2010.16.3.315
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Sumario:Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a disorder characterized by isolated eosinophilic infiltration of the esophagus with esophageal symptoms. Although some patients with EoE are related to food hypersensitivity, it is hard to identify causative foods. This report describes a case of EoE with dysphagia. A 28-year-old man presented with dysphagia and substernal discomfort for 15 days. He had taken a protein complex for 2 months. Endoscopy showed several linear furrows and multiple mucosal nodularities on the lower and mid esophagus, and the biopsies of esophagus revealed marked eosinophil infiltration in the mucosa. The skin testing for the protein complex was positive. The patient was successfully treated with withholding treatment.

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