Changes in Esophageal Distensibility With Proton Pump Inhibitors in Patients With Esophageal Eosinophilia: A Pilot Study

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Secondary causes of esophageal eosinophilia has been excluded, such as eosinophilic GI diseases, celiac disease, Crohn's disease, esophageal infection, hypereosinophilic syndrome, drug hypersensitivity, vasculitis, pemphigus, connective tissue diseases, graft vs. host disease
• •2. Age \< 18 or \> 65 years
• •3. Contraindication for biopsy, such as presence of esophageal varices, coagulopathy
• •4. History of esophageal surgery, gastric or esophageal malignancy, anatomical abnormality, or major primary motility disorder (such as achalasia)
• •5. Pregnancy
• •6. Prisoners