Peter Capucilli1, Antonella Cianferoni2, Robert W Grundmeier3, Jonathan M Spergel2. 1. Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Division of Allergy & Immunology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Electronic address: capucillip@email.chop.edu. 2. Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Division of Allergy & Immunology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 3. Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Previous reports suggest a higher prevalence of comorbid diseases in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), although few have systematically quantified comorbidities in pediatric patients. OBJECTIVE: To define the rate of comorbid diagnoses in pediatric EoE patients compared with rates in those without EoE. METHODS: Retrospective cross-sectional review of electronic medical records for patients seen in a single large pediatric primary care network between January 2007 and December 2016 (n = 456,148). International Classification of Diseases, Ninth and Tenth Revision codes were used to determine prevalence rates for coexisting diagnoses. RESULTS: A total of 428 patients held a diagnosis for EoE. Significant differences in rate of comorbid diseases included allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (60.0% of EoE cohort vs 17.4% of non-EoE cohort, P < .0001); asthma (59.8% of EoE, 21.4% of non-EoE, P < .0001); atopic dermatitis (17.8% of EoE, 6.6% of non-EoE, P < .0001); adrenal insufficiency (2.6% of EoE, 0.4% of non-EoE, P < .0001); autism spectrum disorder (7.5% of EoE, 1.9% of non-EoE, P < .0001); celiac disease (5.6% of EoE, 0.9% of non-EoE, P < .0001); connective tissue diseases (1.4% of EoE, 0.1% of non-EoE, P < .0001); cystic fibrosis (0.9% of EoE, 0.05% of non-EoE, P < .0001); inflammatory bowel disease (0.7% of EoE, 0.2% of non-EoE, P = .03); type 1 diabetes mellitus (1.2% of EoE, 0.3% of non-EoE, P = .0069). CONCLUSION: Children with EoE have markedly higher rates of both atopic and non-atopic diseases compared with children without EoE. These associations have important implications for comprehensive EoE care and future research regarding associated disease mechanisms.
BACKGROUND: Previous reports suggest a higher prevalence of comorbid diseases in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), although few have systematically quantified comorbidities in pediatric patients. OBJECTIVE: To define the rate of comorbid diagnoses in pediatric EoE patients compared with rates in those without EoE. METHODS: Retrospective cross-sectional review of electronic medical records for patients seen in a single large pediatric primary care network between January 2007 and December 2016 (n = 456,148). International Classification of Diseases, Ninth and Tenth Revision codes were used to determine prevalence rates for coexisting diagnoses. RESULTS: A total of 428 patients held a diagnosis for EoE. Significant differences in rate of comorbid diseases included allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (60.0% of EoE cohort vs 17.4% of non-EoE cohort, P < .0001); asthma (59.8% of EoE, 21.4% of non-EoE, P < .0001); atopic dermatitis (17.8% of EoE, 6.6% of non-EoE, P < .0001); adrenal insufficiency (2.6% of EoE, 0.4% of non-EoE, P < .0001); autism spectrum disorder (7.5% of EoE, 1.9% of non-EoE, P < .0001); celiac disease (5.6% of EoE, 0.9% of non-EoE, P < .0001); connective tissue diseases (1.4% of EoE, 0.1% of non-EoE, P < .0001); cystic fibrosis (0.9% of EoE, 0.05% of non-EoE, P < .0001); inflammatory bowel disease (0.7% of EoE, 0.2% of non-EoE, P = .03); type 1 diabetes mellitus (1.2% of EoE, 0.3% of non-EoE, P = .0069). CONCLUSION:Children with EoE have markedly higher rates of both atopic and non-atopic diseases compared with children without EoE. These associations have important implications for comprehensive EoE care and future research regarding associated disease mechanisms.
Authors: Philipp Schreiner; Luc Biedermann; Thomas Greuter; Benjamin L Wright; Alex Straumann Journal: Dis Esophagus Date: 2021-01-11 Impact factor: 3.429