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Esophageal Eosinophilia and Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Celiac Children: A Ten Year Prospective Observational Study
The association between eosinophilic esophagitis and celiac disease is still controversial and its prevalence is highly variable. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of esophageal eosinophilia and eosinophilic esophagitis in a large group of children with celiac disease, prospectively followed ov...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8625488/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34836010 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13113755 |
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author | Cristofori, Fernanda D’Abramo, Fulvio Salvatore Rutigliano, Vincenzo Dargenio, Vanessa Nadia Castellaneta, Stefania Piscitelli, Domenico De Benedittis, Davide Indrio, Flavia Raguseo, Lidia Celeste Barone, Michele Francavilla, Ruggiero |
author_facet | Cristofori, Fernanda D’Abramo, Fulvio Salvatore Rutigliano, Vincenzo Dargenio, Vanessa Nadia Castellaneta, Stefania Piscitelli, Domenico De Benedittis, Davide Indrio, Flavia Raguseo, Lidia Celeste Barone, Michele Francavilla, Ruggiero |
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description | The association between eosinophilic esophagitis and celiac disease is still controversial and its prevalence is highly variable. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of esophageal eosinophilia and eosinophilic esophagitis in a large group of children with celiac disease, prospectively followed over 11 years. Methods: Prospective observational study performed between 2008 and 2019. Celiac disease diagnosis was based on ESPGHAN criteria. At least four esophageal biopsies were sampled in patients who underwent endoscopy. The presence of at least 15 eosinophils/HPF on esophageal biopsies was considered suggestive of esophageal eosinophilia; at the same time, eosinophilic esophagitis was diagnosed according to the International Consensus Diagnostic Criteria for Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Results: A total of 465 children (M 42% mean age 7.1 years (range: 1–16)) were diagnosed with celiac disease. Three hundred and seventy patients underwent endoscopy, and esophageal biopsies were available in 313. The prevalence of esophageal eosinophilia in children with celiac disease was 1.6% (95% CI: 0.54–2.9%). Only one child was diagnosed as eosinophilic esophagitis; we calculated a prevalence of 0.3% (95% CI: 0.2–0.5%). The odds ratio for an association between eosinophilic esophagitis and celiac disease was at least 6.5 times higher (95% CI: 0.89–47.7%; p = 0.06) than in the general population. Conclusion: The finding of an increased number of eosinophils (>15/HPF) in celiac patients does not have a clinical implication or warrant intervention, and therefore we do not recommend routine esophageal biopsies unless clinically indicated. |
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spelling | pubmed-86254882021-11-27 Esophageal Eosinophilia and Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Celiac Children: A Ten Year Prospective Observational Study Cristofori, Fernanda D’Abramo, Fulvio Salvatore Rutigliano, Vincenzo Dargenio, Vanessa Nadia Castellaneta, Stefania Piscitelli, Domenico De Benedittis, Davide Indrio, Flavia Raguseo, Lidia Celeste Barone, Michele Francavilla, Ruggiero Nutrients Article The association between eosinophilic esophagitis and celiac disease is still controversial and its prevalence is highly variable. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of esophageal eosinophilia and eosinophilic esophagitis in a large group of children with celiac disease, prospectively followed over 11 years. Methods: Prospective observational study performed between 2008 and 2019. Celiac disease diagnosis was based on ESPGHAN criteria. At least four esophageal biopsies were sampled in patients who underwent endoscopy. The presence of at least 15 eosinophils/HPF on esophageal biopsies was considered suggestive of esophageal eosinophilia; at the same time, eosinophilic esophagitis was diagnosed according to the International Consensus Diagnostic Criteria for Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Results: A total of 465 children (M 42% mean age 7.1 years (range: 1–16)) were diagnosed with celiac disease. Three hundred and seventy patients underwent endoscopy, and esophageal biopsies were available in 313. The prevalence of esophageal eosinophilia in children with celiac disease was 1.6% (95% CI: 0.54–2.9%). Only one child was diagnosed as eosinophilic esophagitis; we calculated a prevalence of 0.3% (95% CI: 0.2–0.5%). The odds ratio for an association between eosinophilic esophagitis and celiac disease was at least 6.5 times higher (95% CI: 0.89–47.7%; p = 0.06) than in the general population. Conclusion: The finding of an increased number of eosinophils (>15/HPF) in celiac patients does not have a clinical implication or warrant intervention, and therefore we do not recommend routine esophageal biopsies unless clinically indicated. MDPI 2021-10-24 /pmc/articles/PMC8625488/ /pubmed/34836010 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13113755 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Cristofori, Fernanda D’Abramo, Fulvio Salvatore Rutigliano, Vincenzo Dargenio, Vanessa Nadia Castellaneta, Stefania Piscitelli, Domenico De Benedittis, Davide Indrio, Flavia Raguseo, Lidia Celeste Barone, Michele Francavilla, Ruggiero Esophageal Eosinophilia and Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Celiac Children: A Ten Year Prospective Observational Study |
title | Esophageal Eosinophilia and Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Celiac Children: A Ten Year Prospective Observational Study |
title_full | Esophageal Eosinophilia and Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Celiac Children: A Ten Year Prospective Observational Study |
title_fullStr | Esophageal Eosinophilia and Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Celiac Children: A Ten Year Prospective Observational Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Esophageal Eosinophilia and Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Celiac Children: A Ten Year Prospective Observational Study |
title_short | Esophageal Eosinophilia and Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Celiac Children: A Ten Year Prospective Observational Study |
title_sort | esophageal eosinophilia and eosinophilic esophagitis in celiac children: a ten year prospective observational study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8625488/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34836010 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13113755 |
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