Medicine Grand Rounds, Evan Dellon “Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases”
The eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (EGIDs) represent a spectrum of conditions where high numbers of eosinophils infiltrate the GI mucosa and cause pathologic changes and clinical symptoms. They are classified by where the eosinophilic infiltration predominates. Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is the most common and well-studied, and now represents a substantial cause of upper GI morbidity. In … Read more