ICD·index Chapters ENESDE
4A83.1 category

Food-induced eosinophilic oesophagitis

Definition

A chronic, immune or antigen-mediated oesophageal disease characterised by eosinophilic infiltration of oesophageal wall induced by specific food intake in the absence of any known cause of eosinophilia. The symptoms are related to oesophageal dysfunction, including feeding disorders, reflux symptoms, vomiting, dysphagia, and food impaction.

Also indexed as

Food-induced eosinophilic oesophagitis

Nearby in Allergic or hypersensitivity disorders involving the gastrointestinal tract