ArticleClinical endoscopy2018
Prevalence of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Adult Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms in a Locality in Upper Egypt.
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- Prevalence and patterns of peptic ulcer disease in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Pooled it
- Indications and endoscopic findings of upper gastrointestinal diseases in Africa: A systematic review & meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis in the Middle East: Insight From a Comprehensive Systematic Review.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2026Review
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: What Are the Differences?International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Clinico-pathological characteristics of eosinophilic esophagitis in Jordanian children.Przeglad gastroenterologiczny · 2022Article
- Changing Concept of the Prevalence of Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Visible and Hidden Patients.Clinical endoscopy · 2018Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
aimsEosinophilic 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).
methodsThis 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.
resultsBetween 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.
conclusionsWe 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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