Eosinophilic oesophagitis: an otolaryngologist's perspective.

T Gnanasekaran, S Gnanasekaran, J M Wood, P Friedland

Journal: British journal of hospital medicine (London, England : 2005) 2017;78(6):338-340

PMID: 28614019

Abstract

Eosinophilic oesophagitis is a diagnosis that is being made more frequently in the assessment of dysphagia in both adults and children. It is unclear whether this is a result of increased prevalence or improved diagnostic methods. Children present commonly to paediatric institutions with foreign body impaction. Research indicates that food impaction may predispose to eosinophilic oesophagitis. This article presents eosinophilic oesophagitis from an otolaryngologist's point of view. It details the clinical features present in the disease as well as how it is diagnosed and managed. It illustrates early signs of eosinophilic oesophagitis so that primary physicians and emergency physicians know when to refer on to otolaryngologists.

Address: MPhil Candidate, Department of Medicine, University of Sydney, Camperdown NSW, Australia.; Resident Medical Officer, Medical Education Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville VIC, Australia.; Fellow, Department of Paediatric Otolaryngology, Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.; Consultant, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Skull Base Surgery, Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital, Perth, Australia.

DOI: 10.12968/hmed.2017.78.6.338

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MeSH Terms: Administration, Topical, Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Budesonide, Child, Deglutition Disorders, Diet Therapy, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Esophagoscopy, Esophagus, Fluticasone, Foreign Bodies, Humans, Otolaryngology