title: Causes, evaluation, and consequences of eosinophilic esophagitis.
abstract: This paper presents commentaries on whether eosinophilic esophagitis is a food allergy; inflammation in the context of eosinophilic esophagitis; whether eosinophilic esophagitis a cause of noncardiac chest pain; the role of endoscopy in the evaluation of eosinophilic esophagitis; and whether response to proton pump inhibitor therapy can distinguish eosinophilic esophagitis from gastroesophageal reflux disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Mirna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chehade
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital General de Tomelloso, Ciudad Real, Spain.
authors.forename: Alfredo J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Lucendo
authors.affiliation: Mayo College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida.
authors.forename: Sami R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Achem
authors.affiliation: Departments of Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and the VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: Rhonda F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Souza
mesh_terms: D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D057765:Eosinophilic Esophagitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004947:Esophagus / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans
keywords: GERD; PPI; eosinophilic esophagitis; food allergies; noncardiac chest pain