Open AccessEndoscopic and histological characteristics in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis responsive and non-responsive to proton pump inhibitors
Author(s) -
Gabriela Guimarães Vieira,
Luciana Bandeira Mendez Ribeiro,
Sabine Krüger Truppel,
Nelson Augusto Rosário Filho,
Mário César Vieira
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jornal de pediatria
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1678-4782
pISSN - 0021-7557
DOI - 10.1016/j.jped.2019.05.005
Subject(s) - eosinophilic esophagitis , medicine , proton pump inhibitor , gastroenterology , eosinophil , esophagus , endoscopy , esophagitis , edema , reflux , disease , asthma
To compare endoscopic and histologic features of pediatric patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) responding to proton pump inhibitor (PPI) to those not responding to PPI.