Frequency of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in patients undergoing upper GI Endoscopy

Authors

  • Sadaf Saeed
  • Bader Faiyaz Zuberi
  • Salahuddin Afsar
  • Rashid Qadeer
  • Abdul Rauf Memon

Keywords:

Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Allergic Esophagitis, Dysphagia, Eosiniphilic Gastroenteritis.

Abstract

Objective: To determine the frequency of Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) in patients undergoing upper GI endoscopy.
Methodology: Patients undergoing upper GI endoscopy for any indication were subjected to additional esophageal biopsies for dermination of eosinophilic esophagitis. The additional biopsy protocol was two each from proximal esophagus, distal esophagus, stomach & duodenum. Presence of > 15 eosinophils in one high power field was criteria for diagnosis of EoE.
Results: Ninety four patients were included according to sample size estimations. Eosinophilic esophagitis was found in 7 (7.4%) of patients undergoing upper GI endoscopies.
Conclusion: Eosinophilic esophagitis should be considered as active diagnosis in presence of suggestive symptoms.

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Published

2011-06-24

How to Cite

Saeed, S., Zuberi, B. F., Afsar, S., Qadeer, R., & Memon, A. R. (2011). Frequency of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in patients undergoing upper GI Endoscopy. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 27(3). Retrieved from https://www.pjms.org.pk/index.php/pjms/article/view/17149

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 3 (2011): April - June 2011 (Part-II) Pak J Med Sci

Section

Original Articles