Clinical Endoscopy

  • 제51권4호
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  • Pages.357-361
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  • 2018
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  • 2234-2400(pISSN)
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  • 2234-2443(eISSN)
대한소화기내시경학회 (The Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
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Prevalence of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Adult Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms in a Locality in Upper Egypt

  • Fouad, Magdy (Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, El-Minia University) ;
  • Fouad, Yasser Mahrous (Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, El-Minia University) ;
  • Mokareb, Hamdy Ahmed (Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, El-Minia University) ;
  • Mohamed, Elham Ahmed (Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, El-Minia University) ;
  • Abdel-Rehim, Dalia Mohammed (Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, El-Minia University)
  • 투고 : 2017.10.13
  • 심사 : 2018.01.05
  • 발행 : 2018.07.30
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Background/Aims: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is gaining importance in the diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal (UGI) symptoms. Diagnosis is based on the clinical presentation of esophageal dysfunction and pathological findings in the absence of other causes of tissue eosinophilia. Our study was designed to evaluate EoE prevalence in patients with UGI symptoms in our locality (El-Minia, Egypt). Methods: This single-center, cross-sectional study recruited all patients with UGI symptoms who agreed for endoscopic evaluation. Esophageal biopsy samples were obtained and histological evaluation for the presence of eosinophils was performed for every patient. EoE was defined when at least 15 eosinophils were present in a single high-power field, in the absence of other causes of esophageal eosinophilia. Results: Between 2013 and 2015, 218 of 476 adult patients with UGI symptoms underwent upper endoscopy after giving consent. Among the 218 patients, only 4 (1.87%) had the diagnosis of EoE based on the presence of eosinophils in esophageal biopsies and exclusion of other causes of esophageal eosinophilia. Three patients with EoE presented mainly with dysphagia (75%) and/or other UGI symptoms, such as heartburn. Conclusions: We observed a low prevalence of EoE in our locality. The diagnosis of EoE should be considered in patients with dysphagia and/or heartburn.

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