The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 115, Issue 5 , Pages 1090-1092 , May 2005

Eosinophilic esophagitis is frequently associated with IgE-mediated allergic airway diseases

  • Dagmar Simon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse, Bern CH-3010, Switzerland
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  • Hanspeter Marti, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Swiss Tropical Institute, Basel, Switzerland
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  • Pius Heer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology, Kantonsspital Olten, Olten, Switzerland
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  • Hans-Uwe Simon, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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  • Lasse R. Braathen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse, Bern CH-3010, Switzerland
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  • Alex Straumann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology, Kantonsspital Olten, Olten, Switzerland

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    In patients with EE and concomitant allergic airway diseases (n=19), allergic rhinitis mostly preceded the onset of EE symptoms (n=17). The black dots represent patients with specific IgE, positive SP

    In patients with EE and concomitant allergic airway diseases (n=19), allergic rhinitis mostly preceded the onset of EE symptoms (n=17). The black dots represent patients with specific IgE, positive SPT responses, or both to grass pollen, wheat, and rye, and the white dots represent patients sensitized to pollens but without cosensitization to cereal. The black bars indicate the median age of disease onset.

 Supported by a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation (grant no. 31-58916.99).

PII: S0091-6749(05)00128-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2005.01.017

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 115, Issue 5 , Pages 1090-1092 , May 2005

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