Eosinophilic oesophagitis

Description

Eosinophilic oesophagitis is an inflammatory condition in which the wall of the oesophagus becomes filled with a large number of eosinophils. It is diagnosed based on typical oesophageal symptoms and oesophageal mucosal biopsies demonstrating oesophageal epithelial infiltration with eosinophils.

Index terms

Eosinophilic oesophagitis
Allergic oesophagitis
PPI-responsive oesophageal eosinophilia

Inclusions

Allergic oesophagitis

Exclusions from above levels

DA22 – Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
DA22.1 – reflux oesophagitis
DA25 – ulcerated oesophagitis

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DA25.0 – Oesophageal erosion
DD70 – Crohn disease
01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
02 – Neoplasms
05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
06 – Mental, behavioural or neurodevelopmental disorders
18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Foundation children elsewhere

4A83.1 – Food-induced eosinophilic oesophagitis
KB81.0 – Neonatal eosinophilic oesophagitis

Sibling codes

DA24.0 – Infectious oesophagitis
DA24.2 – Oesophagitis due to external causes
DA24.Y – Other specified oesophagitis
DA24.Z – Oesophagitis, unspecified

Foundation entity

Eosinophilic oesophagitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/21063503

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: DA24: Oesophagitis › 13: Diseases of the digestive system