Gluten-Free Diet Does Not Appear to Induce Endoscopic Remission of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children with Coexistent Celiac Disease

BACKGROUND: Celiac disease and eosinophilic esophagitis are usually considered to be separate gastrointestinal diseases; however, it appears that they may coexist more often than would be expected. It is unknown whether eosinophilic esophagitis in patients with celiac disease responds to a gluten-fr...

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Main Authors: Joseph R Abraham, Rabin Persad, Justine M Turner, Hien Q Huynh
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/159257
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description BACKGROUND: Celiac disease and eosinophilic esophagitis are usually considered to be separate gastrointestinal diseases; however, it appears that they may coexist more often than would be expected. It is unknown whether eosinophilic esophagitis in patients with celiac disease responds to a gluten-free diet.
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spelling doaj-art-98d97bcd7e6142d485b23f6e3f437a102025-08-20T02:20:25ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002012-01-0126852152410.1155/2012/159257Gluten-Free Diet Does Not Appear to Induce Endoscopic Remission of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children with Coexistent Celiac DiseaseJoseph R Abraham0Rabin Persad1Justine M Turner2Hien Q Huynh3Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Stollery Children’s Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDivision of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Stollery Children’s Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDivision of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Stollery Children’s Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDivision of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Stollery Children’s Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaBACKGROUND: Celiac disease and eosinophilic esophagitis are usually considered to be separate gastrointestinal diseases; however, it appears that they may coexist more often than would be expected. It is unknown whether eosinophilic esophagitis in patients with celiac disease responds to a gluten-free diet.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/159257
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Gluten-Free Diet Does Not Appear to Induce Endoscopic Remission of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children with Coexistent Celiac Disease
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Gluten-Free Diet Does Not Appear to Induce Endoscopic Remission of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children with Coexistent Celiac Disease
title_full Gluten-Free Diet Does Not Appear to Induce Endoscopic Remission of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children with Coexistent Celiac Disease
title_fullStr Gluten-Free Diet Does Not Appear to Induce Endoscopic Remission of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children with Coexistent Celiac Disease
title_full_unstemmed Gluten-Free Diet Does Not Appear to Induce Endoscopic Remission of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children with Coexistent Celiac Disease
title_short Gluten-Free Diet Does Not Appear to Induce Endoscopic Remission of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children with Coexistent Celiac Disease
title_sort gluten free diet does not appear to induce endoscopic remission of eosinophilic esophagitis in children with coexistent celiac disease
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/159257
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