Our cases with eosinophilic oesophagitis, pitfalls and lessons

Introduction: Eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoO) is a rare, increasingly recognised disease, caused by allergens. The authors summarized the diagnostic and therapeutic edifications of their 3 EoO cases. Case reports: 51 years old male had proximal retrosternal heartburn for 2 years with 3 episodes of food impactation. The endoscopy revealed proximal oesophageal stenosis, mucosal inflammation with friability, granularity and whitish exudate in patches. The histology of biopsies revealed large number of mucosal eosinophils (more than 20 per HPF) and eosinophilic aggregates in the proximal and middle oesophageal mucos…