Pediatric and adult EoE: A  spectrum or distinct diseases?

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a multifactorial food allergy of the esophagus that was first recognized as a distinct entity in the 1990s and can be diagnosed at any age. Initial detection of EoE is complicated by its variable clinical presentations across the ages, ranging from failure to thrive in infancy to frank food impaction in adulthood. These differences have prompted discussions about whether EoE is truly a single disease entity or, alternatively, a collection of distinct disease states that differ between children and adults.
Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Tags: Paradigms and perspectives Source Type: research