Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Review for the Primary Care Practitioner

Alexandra Horwitz; Samina Yunus

doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2023.08.010

Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Review for the Primary Care Practitioner

Med Clin North Am. 2024 Jul;108(4):733-745. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2023.08.010.

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: [email protected].

PMID: 38816114
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2023.08.010

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
Humans
Primary Health Care*
Proton Pump Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Risk Factors

Substances

Proton Pump Inhibitors