A multi-institutional study has identified one of the allergens responsible for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), an inflammatory disease of the esophagus. This is the first time one of the allergens ...

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic esophageal inflammatory disease ... Adults typically present with dysphagia and food impaction. No pathognomonic features have been identified for ...

Background and Aim: Data on the relationship between epidemiological changes in food bolus impaction (FBI ... is an important cause of FBI and that esophageal mucosal biopsy should be performed ...

A multi-institutional study is the first to identify one of the allergens responsible for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), an inflammatory disease of the esophagus. This is the first time one of the ...

the condition can lead to scar tissue in the esophagus, which can put patients at risk for food impaction, or when food gets trapped in the esophagus. "The overarching goal of this project was to ...

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) occurs when white blood cells called eosinophils build up in the esophagus, the tube that moves food and liquids from the throat to the stomach. This buildup of ...

Eosinophilic esophagitis is a chronic, inflammatory disease of the esophagus that is triggered by allergens and leads to symptoms including dysphagia and extremely painful food impactions.

the condition can lead to scar tissue in the esophagus, which can put patients at risk for food impaction, or when food gets trapped in the esophagus. In this study, the research team used a ...