Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3340317 | Allergologia et Immunopathologia | 2008 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
There is no specific treatment for EO, and topical corticosteroids (swallowed) are currently the pharmacological treatment of choice. Dietary therapy in children with food allergy as the causal factor may prove effective, though the existence of polysensitisation complicates the correct implementation of such treatment. Oesophageal dilatation is reserved for cases with severe dysphagia, and is not without complications. Treatment with anti-IL-5, antileukotrienes, azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine, anti-IgE, etc., could constitute alternatives to topical corticosteroids, although information is still lacking on their long-term safety and efficacy in the paediatric population.
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Authors
L. Ferré-Ybarz, S. Nevot Falcó, A.M. Plaza-MartÃn,