Demographic data and symptoms of eosinophilic esophagitis in adults.
The clinical presentation of eosinophilic esophagitis in adults is varied but most often starts with some form of dysphagia. These patients often may be diagnosed incorrectly as having gastroesophageal reflux disease or functional disease, given the paucity of objective endoscopy and radiographic findings in some patients, even though symptoms often are severe and persistent. A careful history with attention to detail and a compilation of compatible characteristics is key to the clinician's diagnosing eosinophilic esophagitis in an adult.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 3 Ravdin Building, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. david.katzka@uphs.upenn.edu <david.katzka@uphs.upenn.edu>
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003680:Deglutition Disorders; D003710:Demography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000473:pathology*; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology*; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux; D006801:Humans; D007154:Immune System Diseases; D007960:Leukocyte Disorders; D012307:Risk Factors