Hard to Swallow? The Tale of Eosinophilic Oesophagitis – MM1705
Eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE) is a chronic immune- or antigen-mediated oesophageal disease. Although EoE is often similar in presentation to gastrooesophageal reflux disease (GORD), especially in young children, its symptoms do not resolve when optimally treated with antireflux medication. Symptoms of EoE are age-dependent. Adolescents and adults often present with dysphagia, odynophagia and food impaction. Corticosteroids can be extremely effective in inducing remission but discontinuation of treatment may result in relapse. Greater awareness of this disease is necessary for early diagnosis and treatment and thus prevention of sequelae such as oesophageal fibrosis and stricturing disease.
Modern Medicine – May 2017
