Eosinophilic oesophagitis: the essentials for daily practice

Abstract

Eosinophilic oesophagitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the esophagus, frequently associated with allergic syndromes and increasingly diagnosed in patients presenting with episodic dysphagia. Topical steroid therapy and endoscopic dilation achieve control of symptoms and a good quality of life in most of patients.

Key Words::

• Allergic oesophagitis
• eosinophilic oesophagitis
• dysphagia