Eosinophilic esophagitis: A newly established cause of dysphagia

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 21, 2006; 12(15): 2328-2334
Published online Apr 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i15.2328

Table 1 Clinical features of eosinophilic esophagitis

	Adult	Pediatric
Common	Dysphagia	Abdominal pain
	Food impaction/foreign body	Failure to thrive
	Esophageal stricture	Nausea/vomitting
	Nausea/vomitting/regurgitation	Dysphagia
	Heartburn	Food allergy
	Food allergy	Heartburn
Uncommon	Hematemesis	Food impaction
	Globus
	Waterbrash
	Weight loss
	Chest pain
	Abdominal pain
Associated Conditions	History of atopy	Asthma
	Asthma	Allergic rhinitis
	Allergic rhinitis	Eczema
		Atopic dermatitis
		Strong family history of atopy

Citation: Yan BM, Shaffer EA. Eosinophilic esophagitis: A newly established cause of dysphagia. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(15): 2328-2334
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v12/i15/2328.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v12.i15.2328

Yan BM, Shaffer EA. Eosinophilic esophagitis: A newly established cause of dysphagia. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12(15): 2328-2334 [PMID: 16688820 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i15.2328]

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