• 作者：脡lodie Saillen ; Christophe Cellier ; Anne-Laure Naneix ; Danielle Canioni ; Patrick Bruneval ; Jacques Pouchot ; Sophie Georgin-Lavialle
• 刊名：La Presse M¨|dicale
• 出版年：January, 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：43
• 期：1
• 页码：34-38
• 全文大小：825 K

Key points

Eosinophilic esophagitis is a clinical and pathological entity with involvement limited to the oesophagus.

Eosinophilic esophagitis is associated with allergy and atopy.

Most common in Caucasians, with 3:1 male predominance.

Endoscopic findings are unspecific.

Clinical and histological diagnosis has to be confirmed by unresponsiveness to proton pump inhibitor.

Recommended first therapeutic approach: topical corticoids.