Children (Dec 2022)

Dysphagia in Children, Do Not Blame Eosinophils Too Quickly

  • Antoine Debourdeau,
  • Jean-Michel Gonzalez,
  • Marc Barthet,
  • Véronique Vitton

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/children10010063
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
p. 63

Abstract

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Dysphagia in children is a relatively frequent symptom in childhood, and the main causes are congenital and linked to ear–nose–throat etiologies. However, non-congenital esophageal dysphagia is less common, and the main cause in such cases is eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). When there is no response to a well-conducted treatment, with normalization of histology, the diagnosis of EoE must then be reconsidered. Here, we present the case of a 10-year-old patient whose initial diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis delayed the diagnosis of type III achalasia.

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