Impact of diagnostic delay and other risk factors on eosinophilic esophagitis phenotype and esophageal diameter

S Lipka, A Kumar, JE Richter - Journal of clinical gastroenterology, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Methods: All consecutive patients with a confirmed diagnosis of EoE from 1988 to 2013
treated at University of South Florida were included. Patients were grouped into …

Early comparison of inflammatory vs. fibrostenotic phenotype in eosinophilic esophagitis in a multicenter longitudinal study

MB Singla, M Chehade, D Brizuela… - Clinical and …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic inflammatory condition that
causes esophageal remodeling and stricture formation. We compared the clinical course of …

A phenotypic analysis shows that eosinophilic esophagitis is a progressive fibrostenotic disease

ES Dellon, HP Kim, SLW Sperry, DA Rybnicek… - Gastrointestinal …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Phenotypes of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) are not well-characterized.
Objective To describe clinical features of patients with EoE with predefined phenotypes …

The natural course of eosinophilic esophagitis and long-term consequences of undiagnosed disease in a large cohort

MJ Warners, RABO Nijhuis… - Official journal of the …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic esophageal inflammation that
may lead to stricture formation. This narrowing can cause major complications including …

Delay in diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis increases risk for stricture formation in a time-dependent manner

AM Schoepfer, E Safroneeva, C Bussmann, T Kuchen… - Gastroenterology, 2013 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Development of strictures is a major concern for patients with
eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). At diagnosis, EoE can present with an inflammatory …

A newly proposed severity index for eosinophilic esophagitis is associated with baseline clinical features and successful treatment response

CC Cotton, SE Moist, SJ McGee, GT Furuta… - Clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background and Aims The Index of Severity for EoE (I-SEE) was recently developed. We
aimed to determine the relationship between features of eosinophilic esophagitis and …

The extremely narrow-caliber esophagus is a treatment-resistant subphenotype of eosinophilic esophagitis

S Eluri, TM Runge, CC Cotton, CM Burk… - Gastrointestinal …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background and Aims Some patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) have an extremely
narrow esophagus, but the characteristics of this group have not been extensively …

A clinical prediction tool identifies cases of eosinophilic esophagitis without endoscopic biopsy: a prospective study

ES Dellon, S Rusin, JH Gebhart, S Covey… - Official journal of the …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is difficult to distinguish from
gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) and other causes of dysphagia. We assessed the utility of …

Low grade esophageal eosinophilia in adults: an unrecognized part of the spectrum of eosinophilic esophagitis?

K Ravi, NJ Talley, TC Smyrk, DA Katzka… - Digestive diseases and …, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Background Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is defined by a minimum of 15
eosinophils (eos) per high-powered field (HPF) on esophageal biopsy, along with …

The prevalence and diagnostic utility of endoscopic features of eosinophilic esophagitis: a meta-analysis

HP Kim, RB Vance, NJ Shaheen, ES Dellon - Clinical Gastroenterology …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Endoscopic findings such as esophageal rings, strictures, narrow-
caliber esophagus, linear furrows, white plaques, and pallor or decreased vasculature might …