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| Year : 2009 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 139-143 |
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The case of the infection that wasn't !
Jennifer Eatrides, Veronica T Tucci, Richard Schrot
University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, USA
Correspondence Address:
Veronica T Tucci
University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida
USA
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DOI: 10.4103/0974-777X.56246
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Eosinophilic esophagitis is an under-recognized inflammatory disorder of the esophagus. It has been frequently diagnosed in pediatric patients; however, over the last few years, there has been an increase in the number of cases recognized in adults as well. Despite this fact, eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) is often a delayed diagnosis in the primary care setting due to the overlapping symptoms it shares with other esophageal and gastrointestinal disorders such as gastroesophageal reflux disease and gastroenteritis, as well as a lack of awareness among physicians who see adult patients. We performed an exhaustive search of the literature, which revealed over 400 articles on EE; however, most were reported in gastroenterology or autoimmune specialty journals. We report a case of eosinophilic esophagitis in a 39-year-old man who presented with persistent epigastric abdominal pain and who was diagnosed via endoscopy and biopsy. |
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