Table 1 Clinical manifestations of EoE
From: Eosinophilic esophagitis
| Â | Infants/toddlers | Children | Adults |
|---|---|---|---|
Symptoms | • Feeding aversion/intolerance • Vomiting • Food refusal • Choking with meals • Failure to thrive • Sleep disturbance | • Dysphagia • Choking/gagging with coarse textures • Food impactions • Abdominal/chest pain • Throat pain • Vomiting/regurgitation • Nausea • Sleep disturbance • Decreased appetite | • Dysphagia (predominant) • Food impactions • Food avoidance • Intractable heartburn • Regurgitation • Retrosternal pain • Chest pain |
Response to acid-suppression therapy | Poor | Poor | Poor |
Associated conditions | • Food allergy • Atopic dermatitis | • Asthma • Allergic rhinitis • Food allergy | • History of atopy  • Asthma  • Allergic rhinitis |