The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology
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J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. · Aug 2012
Identification of causative foods in children with eosinophilic esophagitis treated with an elimination diet.
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic inflammatory disease with isolated eosinophils in the esophagus predominantly triggered by foods. The optimal testing to identify inciting foods remains unclear. ⋯ An elimination diet based on SPT/APT results leads to resolution of esophageal eosinophilia in a similar proportion of patients as empiric removal of foods but required that fewer foods be removed. These observations suggest that both methods are acceptable options.