title: Eosinophilic oesophagitis: the essentials for daily practice.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Mangiagalli e Regina Elena, Milan, Italy. paolo.cantu@ao-legnano.it
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cantù
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Penagini
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000730:Androstadienes; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D007155:Immunologic Factors; D000068298:Fluticasone