Esofagitis eosinofílica en niños: Características clínicas y endoscópicas
| Autor: | Ricardo Molina U, Paul R. Harris, Javiera Torres, Carmen Gloria González F |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Allergy Adolescent business.industry Endoscopic dilatation General Medicine Chest pain medicine.disease Dysphagia Gastroenterology Surgery Atopy medicine.anatomical_structure Internal medicine medicine Esophagitis medicine.symptom Esophagus Child Eosinophilic esophagitis business Asthma |
| Zdroj: | Revista médica de Chile v.137 n.5 2009 SciELO Chile CONICYT Chile instacron:CONICYT |
| ISSN: | 0034-9887 |
| DOI: | 10.4067/s0034-98872009000500010 |
| Popis: | Eosinophilic esophagitis in adults (EE) is a disease of unknowncause, characterized by symptoms such as reflux and dysphagia that traditionally do notrespond to antacid treatment. It affects mostly young men with a strong personal or familialhistory of atopy, asthma and allergies. We report three male patients aged 10, 14 and 15 years,all with symptoms of dysphagia, two of them with chest pain caused by spasm of the esophagus,with heterogeneous endoscopic findings which included from leucoplakia to stenosis thatneeded endoscopic dilatation. All of them had abnormal findings in immunity studies (pricktest or IgE levels). They received treatment based on diet measures, acid suppression andleukotriene inhibitors, with satisfactory clinical, endoscopic and histological response. EEshould be suspected in children and adults with esophageal symptoms and personal or familyhistory of allergy and asthma (Rev Med Chile 2009; 137: 666-71).( |
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