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Prevalence of eosinophilic esophagitis among adults presenting with oesophageal symptoms /

Tamer Mohamed Mahmoud Eltayeb

Prevalence of eosinophilic esophagitis among adults presenting with oesophageal symptoms / نسبة الاصابة بالتهابات المرئ بالايوزينات فى المرضى البالغين الذين يعانون من أعراض بالمرئ Tamer Mohamed Mahmoud Eltayeb ; Supervised Magdy Amin Elserafy , Shereen Shoukry Hunter , Dina Omar Helmy - Cairo : Tamer Mohamed Mahmoud Eltayeb , 2012 - 123P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Tropical Medicine

This study included 91 patients complaining of esophageal symptoms such as dysphagia / odynophagia , food impaction , abdominal pain and vomiting . Mid and low esophageal biopsies were taken and examined under HPF . Eosinophilic esophagitis was diagnosed by >/ = 15 eosinophils / HPF . Mean age of the participants was 43 years with a standard deviation of 9.9 years



Adults presenting Oesophageal symptoms Prevalence of eosinophilic