title: Eosinophilic esophagitis as a cause of feeding problems in autistic boy. The first reported case.
abstract: Unrecognized gastrointestinal disorders may contribute to the behavioral problems in non-verbal patients, but they are often overlooked since the clinical symptoms are nonspecific. Eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) is a chronic inflammatory disorder manifesting itself predominantly in reflux-type symptoms that do not respond to standard anti-reflux pharmacotherapy. Here we report the first case of EE in an autistic patient with feeding difficulties caused by exacerbated EE symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology and Allergology, Medical University of Białystok, Waszyngton St 17, 15-274 Białystok, Poland. ejarocka@op.pl
authors.forename: Elżbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jarocka-Cyrta
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wasilewska
authors.forename: Maciej Gustaw
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Kaczmarski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D057765:Eosinophilic Esophagitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male