Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Preface Contributors 1.A History of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Chris A. Liacouras and Jonathan E. Markowitz 2. Epidemiology, Incidence, and Prevalence of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children Richard J Noel 3. Epidemiology of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Adults Peter Hruz and Alex Straumann 4.Eosinophil Biology in the Pathogenesis of Eosinophilic Disorders Steven J Ackerman 5.Role of Lymphocytes and Mast Cells in Eosinophilic Esophagitis Mirna Chehade and Hugh A. Sampson 6.Esophageal Remodeling in Eosinophilic Esophagitis Seema S Aceves and Louanne M Tourangeau 7.The Genetic Basis of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Marc E. Rothernberg and Joseph D. Sherrill 8.Relationships Between Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Eosinophilic Gastroenteritits Dan Atkins and Glenn T. Furuta 9. Clinical Manifestations of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children Philip E. Putnam 10. Clinical Presentation of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Adults Nirmala Gonsalves 11.Relationship of Eosinophilic Esophagitis to Gastroesophageal Reflux Edair Cheng, Harland S. Winter, and Stuart Spechler 12. Radiographic Diagnosis of Eosinophilic Esophagitis David A Katzka and Marc S. Levine 13.Endoscopic Features of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Gary Falk and David Leiman 14.Histologic Features of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Margaret H Collins 15. Complications Associated with Eosinophilic Esophagitis Steven A. Attwood and Glenn Furuta 16. IgE and Non-IgE Mediated Food Allergy Scott Sicherer, MD 17.Allergic and Atopic Features of Children with Eosinophilic Esophagitis Janet Beausoleil and Terri Brown-Whitehorn 18. Atopic and Allergic Features of Adults with Eosinophilic Esophagitis Katherine N Cahill and Javed Sheikh 19.Allergy Testing in Eosinophilic Esophagitis Antonella Cianferoni and Jonathan Spergel 20.Esophageal Dilation for Eosinophilic Esophagitis Matthew Bohm and Joel E. Richter 21. Systemic Steroid Therapy of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children Luigi Dall'Oglio and Paola De Angelis 22. Medical Treatment for Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis James P. Franciosi 23.Corticosteroid Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Adults Amindra S. Arora and Karthik Ravi 24.Dietary Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis Amir F Kagalwalla and Sally Ritz 25.Nutritional Management of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Pediatric Patients Mimi Girten, Elizabeth Goldberg, and Michele Shuker 26.Oral Tolerance and Eosinophilic Esophagitis A. Wesley Burks and Pooja Varshney 27. Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis with Biological Agents Gerald J Gleich, W. Daniel Jackson, Molly A. O'Gorman, Kathryn Peterson 28.Feeding Disorders and Eosinophilic Esophagitis Colleen Lukens and Asim Maqbool 29.Psychological Perspectives on Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis Mary Klinnert 30.Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Treatment Approach in Adults Ikuo Hirano 31.Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Treatment Approach in Children Chris A Liacouras and Jonathan E. Markowitz