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Abstract
Methodology: This study included 91patients 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.
Results: Mean age of the participants was 43 years with a standard deviation of 9.9 years. Three patients out of 91 proved to have eosinophilic esophagitis after histopathoplogical examination of mid esophageal biopsies. All the three cases were presented by dysphagia (p=.020). Total number of GERD patients were 58 (38 had grade A, 19 had grade B, 1 had grade C and none had grade D). There is overlap in one case between GERD and EE.
Conclusion: The prevalence of EE among adults was 3.3%. It was more frequent in males (2/3 of positive cases) and the main presenting symptom of patients with EE was dysphagia (p value=0.020).
Prevalence of GERD was 63.7% (41% grade A, 20.8% grade B, 1% grade C and 0% grade D).
Heart burn was more common in patients with GERD than in patients with EE (36.2% vs. 0%).
Key words;
Prevalence of eosinophilic esophagitis among adults presenting with oesophageal symptoms.