Significance of feeding dysfunction in eosinophilic esophagitis

Table 1 Summary of clinical data

	Age	Symptom duration at presentation	Presenting symptoms	Diagnostic endoscopy1	Treatment	Histologic resolution	Feeding therapy
1	20 mo	9 mo	Vomiting, feeding refusal	Edema and exudate; up to 70 eos/hpf	OVB 0.5 mg BID; ADED	Normal; no eos/hpf	Weekly individual sessions
2	4 yr	2 yr	Vomiting, abdominal pain, feeding refusal	Furrows and exudate; up to 60 eos/hpf	Fluticasone 44 ug 2 puffs BID swallowed	Normal; no eos/hpf	Individual sessions followed by group sessions
3	15 yr	9 yr	Solid food dysphagia	Ringed esophagus; up to 46 eos/hpf	Fluticasone 220 ug 2 puffs BID swallowed, ADED	Furrows; up to 4 eos/hpf	Bimonthly individual sessions

¹Gross and histologic appearance. All diagnostic endoscopies were performed after 8 wk of age appropriate high dose proton pump inhibitor treatment to effectively exclude gastroesophageal acid reflux disease. eos/hpf: Eosinophils per high power field; OVB: Oral viscous budesonide; ADED: Allergen directed elimination diet, as identified by immunocap and skin prick testing.