Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Review for the Primary Care Practitioner

Alexandra Horwitz; Samina Yunus

doi:10.1016/j.pop.2022.11.004

Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Review for the Primary Care Practitioner

Prim Care. 2023 Jun;50(2):283-294. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2022.11.004. Epub 2023 Mar 3.

Authors

Alexandra Horwitz¹, Samina Yunus²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Allergy-Immunology, Penn State Health Children's Hospital, 90 Hope Drive, A480, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
² Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Department of Family Medicine, 551 East Washington Street, Chagrin Falls, OH 44023, USA. Electronic address: yunuss@ccf.org.

PMID: 37105607
DOI: 10.1016/j.pop.2022.11.004

Abstract

This chapter presents an overview of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) for the Primary Care Practitioner (PCP). The focus is on helping PCPs keep it in their differential diagnosis by discussing the spectrum of clinical presentations, how to screen for EoE in at-risk populations and subsequently manage the patient with this condition. The authors review epidemiology, risk factors and associated conditions, pathology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management options.

Keywords: EoE review; Esophageal; GERD and EoE; PCP; Primary care practitioner.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Diagnosis, Differential
Eosinophilic Esophagitis* / diagnosis
Eosinophilic Esophagitis* / epidemiology
Eosinophilic Esophagitis* / therapy
Gastritis* / complications
Gastritis* / diagnosis
Humans
Primary Health Care
Risk Factors