Publications by authors named "C U Cotton"
Background: Predicting fibrostenotic complications prior to endoscopy in eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is challenging and esophageal strictures and narrowing are commonly missed on endoscopy.
Aim: To develop and validate a score to predict fibrostenosis in EoE patients prior to endoscopy.
Methods: We leveraged a large database of newly diagnosed EoE patients.
Background: While inflammation is implicated in the development of numerous cancers, whether eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE) increases the risk of oesophageal cancer (OCa) remains understudied.
Aim: To assess whether adults with EoE were more likely to have subsequent OCa diagnosis.
Methods: This case-control study used data from the MarketScan commercial claims database.
Child fostering-children living apart from their biological mothers-is an established strategy to support children and families throughout Africa. Little is known about how fostering decisions might be influenced by maternal migration and place of residence when women move to urban slums, which are home to a sizable proportion of Africa's urban population. Using a mixed-methods approach, we triangulate in-depth interviews with birth histories collected in two slum settlements in Nairobi, Kenya, to explore the interconnections between maternal migration experience, slum residence, and child fostering decisions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground & Aims: Few data compare topical corticosteroid (tCS) dosing regimens and outcomes. We aimed to compare treatment outcomes in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) by once or twice daily dosing regimens.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the UNC EoE Clinicopathologic Database of newly diagnosed patients with EoE treated with a tCS who had a follow-up endoscopy with biopsy.