Successful Management of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Using Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Case Report

Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) is a relatively recently described condition, with rapidly increasing prevalence over the past several years. There is unfortunately no cure for EoE, and treatment involves food elimination and off-label use of topical steroids. These treatments can have significant im...

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Autores principales: Soffer, Gary, Kaman, Kelsey, Li, Xiu-Min
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: YJBM 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7757072/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33380930
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description Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) is a relatively recently described condition, with rapidly increasing prevalence over the past several years. There is unfortunately no cure for EoE, and treatment involves food elimination and off-label use of topical steroids. These treatments can have significant impacts on quality of life for patients. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been shown to decrease Th2 cytokines which are implicated in the pathophysiology of EoE. We present an 11-year-old male with severe EoE who was treated with TCM and able to achieve complete remission. Further modalities of treatment for EoE should continue to be pursued.
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spelling pubmed-77570722020-12-29 Successful Management of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Using Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Case Report Soffer, Gary Kaman, Kelsey Li, Xiu-Min Yale J Biol Med Case Report Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) is a relatively recently described condition, with rapidly increasing prevalence over the past several years. There is unfortunately no cure for EoE, and treatment involves food elimination and off-label use of topical steroids. These treatments can have significant impacts on quality of life for patients. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been shown to decrease Th2 cytokines which are implicated in the pathophysiology of EoE. We present an 11-year-old male with severe EoE who was treated with TCM and able to achieve complete remission. Further modalities of treatment for EoE should continue to be pursued. YJBM 2020-12-29 /pmc/articles/PMC7757072/ /pubmed/33380930 Text en Copyright ©2020, Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons CC BY-NC license, which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
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