In time: Eosinophilic esophagitis: when to suspect it and how to diagnose it in children and adolescents

Eosinophilic esophagitis has association with the childbirth type

“…6 It should be noted that some factors of early childhood are associated with the development of EoE in the pediatric population, such as: use of antibiotics, cesarean delivery, premature delivery and exclusive feeding with infant or mixed formula (infant formula and breast milk). 7 In fact, EoE is a chronic inflammatory pathology restricted to the esophageal region due to mixed hypersensitivity, that is, by immunological reactions mediated by IgE and not mediated by IgE. Its main characteristic is the infiltration of eosinophils in the esophageal tube.…”