Journal of Gastrointestinal & Digestive System
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Dysphagia with White Esophageal Exudates: An Eosinophilic Esophagitis Mimic Treated with a Proton-Pump Inhibitor

Anisa Shaker^1*, Karla O’Dell² and Shefali Chopra³

¹Department of Medicine, University of Southern California, California, USA

²Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Southern California, California, USA

³Department of Pathology, University of Southern California, California, USA

Received Date: Feb 23, 2021 / Published Date: Jun 12, 2023

Citation: Shaker A, O’Dell K, Chopra S (2023) Dysphagia with White Esophageal Exudates: An Eosinophilic Esophagitis Mimic Treated with a Proton-Pump Inhibitor. J Gastrointest Dig Syst 13: 737.

Copyright: © 2023 Shaker A, et al. This is an openaccess article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) is a major cause of dysphagia and food impaction. Recognition and diagnosis of EoE have been increasing rapidly, but the role of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) for the diagnosis of EoE and treatment of esophageal eosinophilia remains controversial. Initial diagnostic algorithms for EoE relied on a PPI trial to distinguish EoE from gastroesophageal reflux disease, a common cause of esophageal eosinophilia.

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