Amongst allergic circumstances, meals allergy had the best danger of creating EoE
BOSTON (Oct. 24, 2024) – Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE), a dysfunction of the esophagus, is more and more acknowledged as a significant explanation for swallowing difficulties in youngsters and adults. It impacts about one in 2,000 individuals and is a part of a spectrum of allergic circumstances. A brand new examine being offered at this yr’s American Faculty of Allergy, Bronchial asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Assembly in Boston investigated the chance of sufferers with sure atopic (allergic) circumstances creating EoE.
“We did a separate evaluation of 4 widespread allergic circumstances – bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis and meals allergy – to find out the chance of pediatric sufferers ages 1-18 years with the circumstances additionally creating EoE,” says pediatric resident, Catherine Haber, MD, lead creator of the examine and ACAAI member. “For every of those atopic circumstances, we in contrast the probability of creating EoE with a management group of sufferers who didn’t have these allergic or atopic circumstances. We discovered that every of those circumstances was related to an elevated danger of creating EoE. We additionally discovered that meals allergy had the best danger of creating EoE among the many atopic circumstances studied.”
The breakdown for every situation was as follows:
- Bronchial asthma – 1,885 sufferers developed EoE versus 726 within the management group who didn’t
- Allergic rhinitis – 1,444 sufferers developed EoE versus 829 within the management group who didn’t
- Atopic dermatitis – 533 sufferers developed EoE versus 307 within the management group who didn’t
- Meals allergy symptoms – 1,098 sufferers developed EoE versus 166 within the management group who didn’t
The cohort and management teams have been matched when it comes to intercourse, race, and ethnicity. Moreover, they have been matched for the opposite atopic circumstances included on this examine: bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, and meals allergy.
Summary Title: RISK OF DEVELOPING EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS WITH PREEXISTING ASTHMA, ALLERGIC RHINITIS, ATOPIC DERMATITIS, OR FOOD ALLERGY (See full summary right here)
Presenter: Catherine Haber, MD
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