Eosinophilic oesophagitis: the essentials for daily practice.
Eosinophilic oesophagitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the esophagus, frequently associated with allergic syndromes and increasingly diagnosed in patients presenting with episodic dysphagia. Topical steroid therapy and endoscopic dilation achieve control of symptoms and a good quality of life in most of patients.
Cantù
Paolo
P
Università degli Studi, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan, Italy. paolo.cantu@ao-legnano.it
Penagini
Roberto
R
D000287:Administration, Topical; D000730:Androstadienes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004032:Diet; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D000068298:Fluticasone; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000730:Androstadienes; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D000068298:Fluticasone