Food allergies and eosinophilic gastrointestinal illness

Nirmala Gonsalves

doi:10.1016/j.gtc.2007.01.003

Food allergies and eosinophilic gastrointestinal illness

Gastroenterol Clin North Am. 2007 Mar;36(1):75-91, vi. doi: 10.1016/j.gtc.2007.01.003.

Author

Nirmala Gonsalves¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Gastroenterology, Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine, 676 North St. Claire Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. n-gonsalves@norghwestern.edu

PMID: 17472876
DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2007.01.003

Abstract

Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders are characterized by eosinophilic infiltration and inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract in the absence of previously identified causes of eosinophilia, such as parasitic infections, malignancy, collagen vascular diseases, drug sensitivities, and inflammatory bowel disease. These disorders include eosinophilic esophagitis, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, eosinophilic enteritis, and eosinophilic colitis. This article focuses mainly on eosinophilic esophagitis and eosinophilic gastroenteritis.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
Environmental Illness / complications
Environmental Illness / physiopathology
Eosinophilia / diagnosis
Eosinophilia / epidemiology
Eosinophilia / etiology*
Eosinophilia / physiopathology
Eosinophilia / therapy
Esophagitis / complications*
Esophagitis / diagnosis
Esophagitis / epidemiology
Esophagitis / physiopathology
Esophagitis / therapy
Food Hypersensitivity / complications*
Food Hypersensitivity / physiopathology
Gastrointestinal Diseases / complications
Humans