Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) occurs when white blood cells called eosinophils build up in the esophagus, the tube that moves food and liquids from the throat ...

An estimated 5,000 people in the United States are living with Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA), a rare ...

Muscle aches and pains are one of the primary symptoms of eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome, and they are triggered by inflammation. Generally, they are most common in the arms and legs. Most patients ...

HealthDay News — In a clinical guideline issued by the American College of Gastroenterology and published in the January issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology, recommendations are ...

is characterized by dense eosinophilic inflammation of one or several digestive tract sections. The symptoms include abdominal pain, weight loss, vomiting and diarrhea. Biopsy samples taken during ...

1 720 777 7457 Fax: +1 720 777 7277 [email protected]. Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) presents with a constellation of symptoms including feeding difficulties, abdominal pain, dysphagia ...

40% of subjects were able to lower the prednisone dose required to control symptoms by ≥50%, the study’s primary endpoint. Notably, in 3 of the 10 patients, dexpramipexole lowered eosinophil ...

The authors recommend that EoE is diagnosed based on the presence of symptoms of esophageal dysfunction and at least 15 eosinophils per high-power field on esophageal biopsy. A systematic ...

If these trials confirm the findings, benralizumab could become the first new therapy approved for eosinophilic exacerbations of asthma and COPD in over 50 years.