title: [Eosinophilic oesophagitis. Significance of routine oesophageal biopsies for dysphagia of unknown aetiology].
abstract: Eosinophilic oesophagitis (EO), primarily a gastro-enterological disease, should be known to the surgeon and endoscopist as a differential diagnosis of dysphagia. We present a chronic and recurrent case of EO. As frequently seen, macroscopic findings are indicative of the causal illness. The diagnosis is finally made by the histological findings of a macroscopically inconspicuous mucosa of the esophagus, which is found in 10% of cases with EO. Random biopsies are necessary for the diagnosis. A short overview of therapy and course and a review of the literature are given.
authors.affiliation: Lehrgebiet Allgemeinmedizin, Universitätsklinikum der RWTH Aachen, Deutschland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Froeschen-Behrens
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kuth
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gassler
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Temur
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schumpelick
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Truong
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Böhm
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D057765:Eosinophilic Esophagitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male