Abstract

Dranove JE, Horn DS, Davis MA, Kernek KM, Gupta SK. J Pediatr . 2009;154(1):96–100 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY. To determine predictors of the histologic response to proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy among children with significant esophageal eosinophilia (SEE), defined as ≥15 eosinophils per high-powered field (hpf) on esophageal mucosal biopsy (EMB). STUDY POPULATION. Patients between the ages of 1 and 18 years who underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy between 1999 and 2006 were eligible for the study. Indications for esophagogastroduodenoscopy included regurgitation, vomiting, heartburn, abdominal pain, dysphagia, …

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