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Articles:

The following articles are from medical journals.

We thought they were very informative and helpful.

Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders (EGID), by Dr Marc E. Rothenberg. http:/www.jacionline.org/article/PIIS0091674903025314/fulltext

Eosinophilic Esophagitis, by David A. Katzka, MD (Univ. of Pennsylvania Hospital), http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/536496

The Mother of All Food Allergies, by Dr. Philip E. Putnam, MD, From the 7/03 edition of The Journal of Pediatrics. http:/www.jpeds.com/article/PIIS0022347603002737/fulltext

Eosinophilic Esophagitis - Climbing to New Understandings (from Todays Dietitian, May 2006). http:/www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/may2006pg28.shtml

Eosinophilic Esophagitis: More Than Just Child’s Play, by Joel E. Richter, MD, FACP, MACG, http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/560078

Eosinophilic Esophagitis: More Than Just Child’s Play, by Joel E. Richter, MD, FACP, MACG. This version contains slides and audio! http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/560089

Eosinophilic Esophagitis, by Nirmala Gonsalves and Ikuo Hirano

http://www.gastro.org/user-assets/Documents/08_Publications/06_GIHep_Annual_Review/Articles/Gonsalves-Hirano.pdf

Article about the Human Genome Project from the CHOP website (EE/EGID are among the diseases they are looking at in the study): http:/stokes.chop.edu/publications/press/?ID=310

Books:

Dr Glen Furuta was the guest editor of “Eosinophilic Esophagitis, An Issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics”

written in 12/07. It is available via Barnes & Noble or Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Eosinophilic-Esophagitis-Gastrointestinal-Endoscopy-Clinics/dp/1416058419/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1223668881&sr=1-9

Amazon’s product description is as follows:

“As Guest Editor, Dr. Glenn Furuta has assembled an extraordinary group of highly accomplished individual players-pediatric and adult gastroenterologists, endoscopists, and surgeons, pathologists, immunologists, and allergists--to produce a state-of-the-art issue devoted to Eosinophilic Esophagitis. This disease is complex, and in its varying presentations in children and adults, may have more than one pathogenesis. One thing is certain: eosinophilic esophagitis is an important disease that causes considerable morbidity in those afflicted and is a major cause of esophageal symptoms, particularly dysphagia. Eosinophilic esophagitis is increasing in frequency like bronchial asthma, to which it has been compared. The relationship of eosinophilic esophagitis to gastroesophageal reflux disease remains poorly defined in some cases. Chronic eosinophilic esophagitis seems to lead to fibrosis in some patients, and eosinophilic esophagitis has been linked to the Schatzki ring long associated with hiatal hernia and GERD. These issues, as well as a strong emphasis on current approaches to diagnosis and therapy are presented.”