Alexis Heil, Tobias Kuehlewindt, Anne Godat, Hans-Uwe Simon, Dagmar Simon, Philipp Schreiner, Catherine Saner, Stephan R Vavricka, Luc Biedermann, Ekaterina Safroneeva, Jean-Benoit Rossel, Andreas Limacher, Alex Straumann, Alain M Schoepfer, Thomas Greuter
INTRODUCTION: It is still unknown whether eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) patients with localized disease are different from those with extended disease. METHODS: We evaluated prospectively included patients in the Swiss EoE cohort. Data on all patients with active disease at baseline, no concomitant gastroesophageal reflux disease, no strictures at baseline, and at least one follow-up visit were analyzed. We compared patients with histologically localized proximal versus distal versus extended (=proximal and distal) disease with regard to patient, disease characteristics, disease presentation, and development of complications...
October 20, 2023: International Archives of Allergy and Immunology