Eosinophil infiltration of the oesophageal mucosa in patients with pollen allergy during the season.
Articles > Article · 2005
Authors: KEVSER ONBAŞI, Aytül Zerrin SİN, Başak DOĞANAVŞARGİL YAKUT, GÖKTUĞ ÖNDER, Serhat BOR, FATİH SEBİK
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2005, vol 35, pp 1423-1431
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2005.02351.x
Summary
Background The oesophagus is normally devoid of eosinophils. There are some disorders accompanying with eosinophil infiltration. Food allergy has been reported as a common reason, especially in children but some other studies have also indicated that aeroallergens might have a role in oesophageal eosinophil accumulation.