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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2015; 21(27): 8433-8440
Published online Jul 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i27.8433
Published online Jul 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i27.8433
Systematic review: Eosinophilic esophagitis in Asian countries
Yoshikazu Kinoshita, Norihisa Ishimura, Naoki Oshima, Shunji Ishihara, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo 693-8501, Japan
Author contributions: Kinoshita Y designed the study; Kinoshita Y, Ishimura N and Ishihara S performed the systematic literature search; Ishimura N and Oshima N performed the statistical calculations; Kinoshita Y and Ishihara S wrote the manuscript.
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Correspondence to: Yoshikazu Kinoshita, MD, PhD, Professor, Chairman, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Shimane University School of Medicine, 89-1, Enya, Izumo 693-8501, Shimane, Japan. kinosita@med.shimane-u.ac.jp
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Received: March 20, 2015
Peer-review started: March 21, 2015
First decision: April 23, 2015
Revised: May 12, 2015
Accepted: June 10, 2015
Published online: July 21, 2015
Peer-review started: March 21, 2015
First decision: April 23, 2015
Revised: May 12, 2015
Accepted: June 10, 2015
Published online: July 21, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: We conducted a systematic literature search of eosinophilic esophagitis in Asian countries. More than 200 patients with eosinophilic esophagitis were found, and their clinical characteristics were summarized. All clinical characteristics of the Asian patients, except for the prevalence of food impaction, were similar to those of Western patients. Eosinophilic esophagitis may share the same pathogenetic mechanisms between Asian and Western patients.