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01-04-2021 | Eosinophilic Esophagitis | Personal Viewpoint
Sleep in children with eosinophilic esophagitis
Authors:
Isabela A. Ishikura, Gustavo Moreira, Sergio Tufik, Monica L. Andersen
Published in:
World Journal of Pediatrics
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Issue 2/2021
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Excerpt
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic immune- and antigen-mediated disease caused by infiltration of eosinophils in esophagus tissue,which leads to morphological and functional abnormalities at this site [
1]. This disease was discovered in 1995 by Kelly et al. [
2]; since then, it has become increasingly recognized and discussed by researchers [
2,
3]. EoE affects children and adults and is three times more prevalent in males than in females. According to a recent systematic review, there are 19.1 cases of EoE per 100,000 children/year, with a higher frequency in Western countries [
4]. …