title: Eosinophilic esophagitis: pathophysiology and optimal management.
abstract: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is an increasingly recognized disease characterized by esophageal symptoms accompanied by increased esophageal mucosal eosinophilia. The reasons for the increasing prevalence and understanding of the pathogenesis of EoE are areas of active investigation. Food and environmental allergy, host immunologic predisposition, and interactions with gastroesophageal reflux disease have emerged as important aspects of the disease. The optimal management of EoE is controversial and evolving. Therapeutic options include medical therapy with acid suppression, corticosteroids, and biologic agents. Elimination diets and endoscopic esophageal dilation have shown effectiveness. Management strategies for individual patients range from clinical observation to multimodal therapy, depending on the clinical presentation.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garrean
authors.forename: Ikuo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hirano
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006633:Histamine Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D006633:Histamine Antagonists; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors