Eosinophilic esophagitis incidence, prevalence growing

EoE can have a drastic impact on quality of life, Matthew Greenhawt, director of the food challenge and research unit at Children’s Hospital Colorado [and professor of pediatrics at CU School of Medicine], told Healio. “EoE is associated with esophageal dysfunction, meaning that for many patients, the act of swallowing food can be difficult and even painful, often with the feeling that food may be stuck or is passing into the stomach slowly,” he said.