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Epidemiology, Incidence, and Prevalence of EoE in Children

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Eosinophilic Esophagitis

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Few pediatric diseases have produced similar volumes of clinical and basic research data in as short a time as eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). Once believed to be a rare disorder that possibly represented recalcitrant gastroesophageal reflux disease, EoE is now known to be a unique entity with a specific transcriptional signature, epidemiologic descriptors, histologic features, and treatments. This chapter delineates the epidemiology of pediatric EoE, including demographic descriptors and measures of frequency.

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9000 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA

    Richard J. Noel MD, PhD

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  1. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Center for Pediatric Eosinophilic Disord, The Univeristy of Pennsylvania School of, 34th Street & Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, 19104, Pennsylvania, USA

    Chris A. Liacouras

  2. University Medical Center, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Greenville Hospital System, Patewood Drive 200, Greenville, 29615, South Carolina, USA

    Jonathan E. Markowitz

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Noel, R.J. (2012). Epidemiology, Incidence, and Prevalence of EoE in Children. In: Liacouras, C., Markowitz, J. (eds) Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Clinical Gastroenterology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-515-6_2

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