RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Eosinophilic esophagitis: An increasingly recognized cause of dysphagia, food impaction, and refractory heartburn JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO Cleve Clin J Med FD Cleveland Clinic SP 623 OP 633 VO 75 IS 9 A1 Ilche T. Nonevski A1 Erinn Downs-Kelly A1 Gary W. Falk YR 2008 UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/75/9/623.abstract AB Eosinophilic esophagitis is an increasingly recognized cause of a variety of esophageal symptoms, including dysphagia, food impaction, atypical chest pain, and heartburn that does not respond to medical therapy. Its cause is unknown, but allergic and immune-mediated mechanisms similar to those of asthma and other atopic diseases are implicated.