Eosinophilic esophagitis: Case report

Year 2013, Volume: 21 Issue: 3, - , 01.12.2013

Burak Suvak Erkin Öztaş Erkan Parlak Aydın Şeref Köksal

https://doi.org/10.17940/endoskopi.74798

Abstract

Dysphagia, food impaction and/or reflux-like symptoms are the most common presenting symptoms of eosinophilic esophagitis. Biopsy of the esophagus shows more than 15 eosinophils per high-power field. Herein, we present an adult male patient who admitted to our clinic with the complaint of dysphagia and was diagnosed as eosinophilic esophagitis.

Keywords

Eosinophilic esophagitis, esophagitis, dysphagia

Eozinofilik özofajit : Olgu Sunumu

Abstract

Disfaji, gıda takılması ve/veya reflü benzeri semptomlar eozinofilik özofajitin en yaygın prezentasyon semptomlarıdır. Özofagus biyopsisinde büyük büyütmede 15'ten fazla eozinofil görülür. Burada biz kliniğimize disfaji ile baş-vuran ve eozinofilik özofajit tanısı alan erkek olguyu sunuyoruz.

Keywords

Eozinofilik özofajit, özofajit, disfaji

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