Alexandra Papadopoulou, Jorge Amil-Dias, Marcus Karl-Heinz Auth, Mirna Chehade, Margaret H Collins, Sandeep K Gupta, Carolina Gutiérrez-Junquera, Rok Orel, Mario C Vieira, Noam Zevit, Dan Atkins, Albert J Bredenoord, Fatima Carneiro, Evan S Dellon, Nirmala Gonsalves, Calies Menard-Katcher, Sibylle Koletzko, Chris Liacouras, Luba Marderfeld, Salvatore Oliva, Yoshikazu Ohtsuka, Marc E Rothenberg, Alex Strauman, Nikhil Thapar, Guan-Yu Yang, Glenn T Furuta
INTRODUCTION: Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders beyond eosinophilic esophagitis (non-EoE EGIDs) are rare chronic inflammatory disorders of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Diagnosis is based on clinical symptoms and histologic findings of eosinophilic inflammation after exclusion of a secondary cause or systemic disease. Currently, no guidelines exist for the evaluation of non-EoE EGIDs. Therefore, the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) and the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) formed a task force group to provide consensus guidelines for childhood non-EoE EGIDs...
January 2024: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition