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Signs & Symptoms
Dysphagia
Gr. children
#eosinophilic_esophagitis
Ref:
Harrison
[ 2217]
History of allergic rhinitis
#eosinophilic_esophagitis
Ref:
Harrison
[ 2217]
History of food allergy
#eosinophilic_esophagitis
Ref:
Harrison
[ 2217]
History of asthma
#eosinophilic_esophagitis
Ref:
Harrison
[ 2217]
Physical Examination
Weight loss
#Herpes_simplex_virus_esophagitis
Ref:
Harrison
[ 1350]
Chest pain not respond to antiacids
Gr. Adult
#eosinophilic_esophagitis
Ref:
Uptodate
[ Pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis]
Oral thrush
#Candida_esophagitis #Infectious_esophagitis
Ref:
Cecil
[ 401]
Lab / Serology
Biopsy by dense eosinophilic infiltration of submucosa
#eosinophilic_esophagitis #Criteria
Ref:
Cecil
[ 401]
Epocrates
[ https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/130431/Eosinophilic-esophagitis/Diagnostic-Approach]
Histologic confirmation is esophageal mucosal eosinophilia
#eosinophilic_esophagitis
Note: peak density ≥15 eosinophils per high-power field
Ref:
Harrison
[ 2217]
Epocrates
[ https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/130431/Eosinophilic-esophagitis/Diagnostic-Approach]
Biopsies reveal viral inclusions
#Cytomegalovirus_esophagitis
Ref:
Cecil
[ 401]
Imagin Study
Oval ulcerations on distal esophagus
#Herpes_simplex_virus_esophagitis
Ref:
Harrison
[ 1350]
Ulcerations with or without patchy white pseudomembrane
#Herpes_simplex_virus_esophagitis
Ref:
Harrison
[ 1350]
Erythematous oval ulcerations
#Herpes_simplex_virus_esophagitis
Ref:
Harrison
[ 1350]
Risk Factors
Male
Ref:
Epocrates
[ https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/130432/Eosinophilic-esophagitis/Risk-Factors]
Unknown
[ 0]
Family EoE
Ref:
Epocrates
[ https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/130432/Eosinophilic-esophagitis/Risk-Factors]
Family history of EoE
Ref:
Epocrates
[ https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/130432/Eosinophilic-esophagitis/Risk-Factors]