Open AccessNationwide Multicenter Study of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Korean Children
Author(s) -
Kun Song Lee,
Byung-Ho Choe,
Ben Kang,
Seung Kim,
Jae Young Kim,
Jung Ok Shim,
Yoo Min Lee,
Eun Hye Lee,
Hyo-Jeong Jang,
Eell Ryoo,
Hye Ran Yang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.44
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2234-8646
pISSN - 2234-8840
DOI - 10.5223/pghn.2020.23.3.231
Subject(s) - eosinophilic esophagitis , medicine , incidence (geometry) , gastroenterology , vomiting , gerd , esophagus , diarrhea , high power field , duodenum , disease , reflux , physics , immunohistochemistry , optics
In East Asian countries, there are only a few epidemiologic studies of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and no studies in children. We investigated the incidence and compared the clinical characteristics of EoE and eosinophilic gastroenteritis involving the esophagus (EGEIE) in Korean children.