Achalasia is Strongly Associated With Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Other Allergic Disorders

Achalasia has been assumed to be an autoimmune disease targeting esophageal myenteric neurons. Recently, we proposed an alternative hypothesis that achalasia sometimes might be allergy-driven, caused by a form of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) in which activated eosinophils and/or mast cells infiltr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology 2024-01, Vol.22 (1), p.34-41.e2
Hauptverfasser:	Reddy, Chanakyaram A., Allen-Brady, Kristina, Uchida, Amiko M., Peterson, Kathryn A., Hoffman, Alessandrina M., Souza, Rhonda F., Spechler, Stuart J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Achalasia Allergy Eosinophilic Esophagitis Esophageal Motility Disorders
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