Epidemiology and natural history of eosinophilic esophagitis

ES Dellon, I Hirano - Gastroenterology, 2018 - Elsevier
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) has emerged over the past 2 decades as a major cause of
upper gastrointestinal morbidity. Over this time, the epidemiology of EoE has also rapidly …

Systematic review with meta‐analysis: the growing incidence and prevalence of eosinophilic oesophagitis in children and adults in population‐based studies

P Navarro, Á Arias, L Arias‐González… - Alimentary …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background The frequency of eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE) occurrence is escalating.
Current diagnostic criteria recently proposed for the disease, determine that previous …

Efficacy of dietary interventions for inducing histologic remission in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Á Arias, J González-Cervera, JM Tenias, AJ Lucendo - Gastroenterology, 2014 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Various dietary interventions have been used to treat patients with
eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), yielding varied results. This systematic review assesses the …

Efficacy of proton pump inhibitor drugs for inducing clinical and histologic remission in patients with symptomatic esophageal eosinophilia: a systematic review and …

AJ Lucendo, Á Arias, J Molina-Infante - Clinical Gastroenterology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy might lead to clinical and histologic
remission in a significant proportion of patients with symptomatic esophageal eosinophilia (> …

Relation between eosinophilic esophagitis and oral immunotherapy for food allergy: a systematic review with meta-analysis

AJ Lucendo, Á Arias, JM Tenias - Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 2014 - Elsevier
Background The onset of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) after oral immunotherapy (OIT) has
been repeatedly described in patients with immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated food allergy in …

Empiric 6-food elimination diet induced and maintained prolonged remission in patients with adult eosinophilic esophagitis: a prospective study on the food cause of …

AJ Lucendo, Á Arias, J González-Cervera… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Although empiric exclusion from the diet of the 6 food groups most likely to
trigger allergies achieves eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) remission in children, data on its …

Systematic review with meta‐analysis: the incidence and prevalence of eosinophilic oesophagitis in children and adults in population‐based studies

A Arias, I Pérez‐Martínez, JM Tenías… - Alimentary …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background The recognition of eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE) has risen sharply, but its
current epidemiology is still under debate. Aim To estimate accurately the prevalence and …

Symptoms have modest accuracy in detecting endoscopic and histologic remission in adults with eosinophilic esophagitis

E Safroneeva, A Straumann, M Coslovsky, M Zwahlen… - Gastroenterology, 2016 - Elsevier
Background & Aims It is not clear whether symptoms alone can be used to estimate the
biologic activity of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). We aimed to evaluate whether symptoms …

Epidemiology of eosinophilic esophagitis

ES Dellon - Gastroenterology Clinics, 2014 - gastro.theclinics.com
Epidemiology is the study of patterns and causes of diseases in defined populations. It uses
observational study designs, such as case control or cohort studies, to make inferences …

Advances in clinical management of eosinophilic esophagitis

ES Dellon, CA Liacouras - Gastroenterology, 2014 - Elsevier
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic immune/antigen-mediated clinicopathologic
condition that has become an increasingly important cause of upper gastrointestinal …