Children's and Mayo Clinic Team Up to Develop Quicker Diagnoses
insciences.org
Scientists at Children's Hospital Colorado and Mayo Clinic have discovered a quick new way to diagnose a puzzling digestive condition called eosinophilic esophagitis. In the last decade the disease has become increasingly common, now estimated to affect more than 300,000 Americans.
Eosinophilic esophagitis is a condition in which the walls of the esophagus become inflamed and filled with white blood cells -- eosinophils. Generally caused by an allergic reaction, eosinophilic esophagitis can cause painful swallowing problems.
“Our goal is to improve the lives of children with eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease through laboratory and translational research,” said Dr. Glenn Furuta, Director of the Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Disease Program at Children's Hospital Colorado in Denver and National Jewish Health. In addition to the Mayo Clinic team, the study was performed with Dr. Furuta and two gastroenterology fellows from his lab, Vince Mukkuda, MD, and Samantha Woodruff.
Read more about this discovery from the Insciences Organisation.
