Allergies

New allergies study findings have been reported by scientists at Cleveland Clinic

Published in Gastroenterology Week, February 8th, 2010

According to a study from the United States, "Allergy evaluation and skin prick testing for foods are recommended in all patients with eosinophilic esophagitis. However, the yield of allergy evaluation in adult eosinophilic esophagitis is not known."

"To determine the yield of allergy evaluation in adults with eosinophilic esophagitis. All adult patients in the Cleveland Clinic eosinophilic esophagitis registry between January 2006 and April 2008 were identified. Diagnosis was based on clinical presentation and endoscopy with biopsies showing >= 15 eosinophils/hpf. From this group, all patients referred for allergy evaluation were identified. Allergy evaluation...

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Source: Gastroenterology Week (2010-02-08)

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