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Humans , Male , Female , Child , Adolescent , Eosinophilic Esophagitis/drug therapy , Omeprazole/administration & dosage , Prospective Studies , Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal , BiopsyABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is an increasingly prevalent chronic inflammatory disease of the esophagus with an immunoallergic etiology. Few studies have been published on EoE in children and adolescents. The objective of this study was to analyze the demographic, clinical, serologic, endoscopic-histologic, and atopic characteristics of pediatric patients with EoE and to identify atopic and digestive comorbidities. METHODS: We conducted a prospective observational study in children and adolescents (<16 years) assessed in a specialized multidisciplinary EoE unit in a tertiary referral hospital in a central region of Spain between 2011 and 2015. RESULTS: Thirty-five patients were included in the study. Twenty-eight (80%) were male. The mean age was 9.6 years, 83% were atopic, and 28% reported a family history of atopy. The most common symptom was dysphagia (51%). Eosinophilia was detected in the blood of 60% of patients. Eosinophil cationic protein and total IgE were elevated in 88% and 77% of patients, respectively. The most frequent endoscopic finding was linear grooves (57%). Skin tests with aeroallergens were positive in 82% of patients (pollen 62% and food 60%). The main atopic comorbidities were asthma (48%) and rhinoconjunctivitis (37%). Digestive diseases were more often associated with gastritis and Helicobacter pylori infection (17%). CONCLUSIONS: Our results are similar to those previously reported. EoE is more common in boys and in individuals with a history of atopy and sensitization to airborne allergens and food. These results support the consideration of EoE as an atopic disease and underline the important role of allergists in early diagnosis and treatment.
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Eosinophilic Esophagitis/diagnosis , Eosinophilic Esophagitis/epidemiology , Esophagoscopy , Hypersensitivity, Immediate/diagnosis , Hypersensitivity, Immediate/epidemiology , Adolescent , Age Distribution , Biomarkers/blood , Child , Child, Preschool , Early Diagnosis , Eosinophilic Esophagitis/blood , Eosinophilic Esophagitis/immunology , Female , Food Hypersensitivity/diagnosis , Food Hypersensitivity/epidemiology , Food Hypersensitivity/immunology , Humans , Hypersensitivity, Immediate/blood , Hypersensitivity, Immediate/immunology , Male , Predictive Value of Tests , Prevalence , Prognosis , Prospective Studies , Risk Factors , Serologic Tests , Sex Distribution , Skin Tests , Spain/epidemiology , Tertiary Care CentersABSTRACT
Background and objective: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is an increasingly prevalent chronic inflammatory disease of the esophagus with an immunoallergic etiology. Few studies have been published on EoE in children and adolescents. The objective of this study was to analyze the demographic, clinical, serologic, endoscopic-histologic, and atopic characteristics of pediatric patients with EoE and to identify atopic and digestive comorbidities. Methods: We conducted a prospective observational study in children and adolescents (<16 years) assessed in a specialized multidisciplinary EoE unit in a tertiary referral hospital in a central region of Spain between 2011 and 2015. Results: Thirty-five patients were included in the study. Twenty-eight (80%) were male. The mean age was 9.6 years, 83% were atopic, and 28% reported a family history of atopy. The most common symptom was dysphagia (51%). Eosinophilia was detected in the blood of 60% of patients. Eosinophil cationic protein and total IgE were elevated in 88% and 77% of patients, respectively. The most frequent endoscopic finding was linear grooves (57%). Skin tests with aeroallergens were positive in 82% of patients (pollen 62% and food 60%). The main atopic comorbidities were asthma (48%) and rhinoconjunctivitis (37%). Digestive diseases were more often associated with gastritis and Helicobacter pylori infection (17%). Conclusions: Our results are similar to those previously reported. EoE is more common in boys and in individuals with a history of atopy and sensitization to airborne allergens and food. These results support the consideration of EoE as an atopic disease and underline the important role of allergists in early diagnosis and treatment (AU)
Introducción y objetivos: La esofagitis eosinofílica (EoE) es una enfermedad inflamatoria crónica, emergente del esófago, con etiología inmunoalérgica. Hasta ahora, pocos estudios sobre esta enfermedad en niños y adolescentes han sido publicados. El objetivo de este estudio era estudiar las características epidemiológicas, clínicas, serológicas y endoscópico-histológicas de estos pacientes y las comorbilidades alergológicas y digestivas. Metodología: Es un estudio observacional descriptivo en niños y adolescentes (<16 años), estudiados en una unidad multidisciplinar en un hospital de tercer nivel en una región del centro de España. Resultados: Se incluyeron en el estudio 35 pacientes. 28 eran hombres (80%). La edad media era 9,6 años, el 83% eran atópicos y tenían antecedentes familiares de atopia el 28%. El síntoma más común fue la disfagia (51%). Se detectó eosinofilia en sangre en el 60% de los pacientes. La proteína catiónica del eosinófilo y la Ig E total estaban elevadas en el 78% y 77% de los pacientes, respectivamente. El hallazgo endoscópico más frecuente fueron los surcos lineales (62%). Loa tests cutáneos fueron positivos en el 82% de los pacientes (polen 62%, alimentos 60%). Las comorbilidades atópicas fueron, asma (48%) y rinoconjuntivitis (37%). Las enfermedades digestivas más asociadas fueron gastritis e infección por Helicobacter pylori (17%). Conclusiones: Nuestros resultados son similares a los publicados previamente. La EoE es mas frecuente en niños, con historia de atopia, sensibilizados a aeroalérgenos o alimentos. Estos resultados apoyan que la EoE pueda considerarse una enfermedad atópica y el importante papel del alergólogo en el diagnóstico y tratamiento precoz de esta enfermedad (AU)
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Humans , Male , Female , Child , Adolescent , Eosinophilic Esophagitis/epidemiology , Eosinophilic Esophagitis/etiology , Eosinophilic Esophagitis/immunology , Esophagoscopy , Early Diagnosis , Comorbidity/trends , Allergens/immunology , Allergens/radiation effects , Gastritis/complications , Gastritis/immunology , Helicobacter pylori/immunology , Helicobacter pylori/isolation & purificationABSTRACT
Objetivo: Estudiar la aplicación de los nuevos criterios diagnósticos de enfermedad celiaca en Castilla-La Mancha, así como las características de los pacientes. Material y métodos: Estudio descriptivo transversal, con recogida prospectiva de datos en 7 hospitales de pacientes diagnosticados entre el 1 de julio de 2011 y el 31 de diciembre de 2012. Se analizó la frecuencia con la que se reúnen requisitos para el diagnóstico sin biopsia intestinal mediante la aplicación de los nuevos criterios y el seguimiento de los mismos. Resultados: Se incluyeron 158 pacientes (un 63,3% mujeres) con una media de edad de 5,5 años. La presencia de síntomas compatibles fue detectada en el 54,4% de los pacientes. El hallazgo analítico más frecuente fue la ferropenia (29,7%), y se encontró anemia en el 8,9% e hipertransaminasemia en el 5,7%. El 79,1% presentaba en el momento del diagnóstico títulos de anticuerpos antitransglutaminasa más de 10 veces superiores al valor de corte de normalidad, con positividad comprobada de anticuerpos antiendomisio en el 49,6% de ellos. El 39,2% de los pacientes cumplían requisitos para ser diagnosticados mediante la aplicación de los nuevos criterios. Se realizó biopsia intestinal en el 32,2% por diferentes motivos, y todos estos casos presentaban una lesión de grado 3 según la clasificación de Marsh. Conclusiones: La introducción de los nuevos criterios diagnósticos para la enfermedad celiaca podría suponer en nuestro medio una reducción del 40% de los procedimientos endoscó- picos en estos pacientes. La variabilidad interprovincial en el acceso a determinadas técnicas no permite su aplicación de manera homogénea en nuestra comunidad, y actualmente se tiene que recurrir al estudio histológico en muchos casos (AU)
Objective: To study the use of the new diagnostic criteria for celiac disease in the Castilla-La Mancha region, and the characteristics of these patients. Material and methods: Prospective data were collected in 7 hospitals within a descriptive transversal study that included patients diagnosed between July 2011 and the end of December 2012. The frequency with which they met requirements for diagnosis without intestinal biopsy based on the new criteria and the monitoring thereof were analyzed. Results: A total of 158 patients (63.3% female), with a median age of 5.5 years, were included in the study. In 54.4% of these patients celiac disease related symptoms were detected. The most frequent laboratory findings were ferropenia (29.7%), anemia (8.9%) and hypertransaminasemia (5.7%). At diagnosis, 79.1% of the patients had transglutaminase antibody titers 10 times above the upper limit of the normal range, with proven positive endomysial antibodies in 49.6% of them. Of the total patients, 39.2% fulfilled the new diagnostic criteria and 32.2% undergone an intestinal biopsy for different reasons. In all these cases, grade 3 lesions according to Marsh classification for celiac disease were found. Conclusions: The introduction of the new diagnostic criteria for celiac disease could lead to a 40% reduction in endoscopic procedures for these patients in our region. The interprovince variability in the access to certain techniques, does not allow the global use of these new criteria in the studied region where histology continues to be the main available option (AU)
