Race-specific characteristics in pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis in an urban inner-city clinic.

Background: Manifestations of pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) are varied and dictated by multiple factors. The influence of race is limited to small observational cohorts of dichotomized data (Whites vs non-Whites) or single-racial analysis.

Objective: To better understand phenotypic variability in the manifestation and atopic sensitization of pediatric EoE, from the perspective of race.

Prevalence of hepatitis B and C virus infections in children infected with HIV.

We evaluated the prevalence and transmission mode of hepatitis B and C in an inner-city, pediatric cohort of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected persons, as well as the demographic characteristics of the cohort. Hepatitis B or C was found in 13 (5.8%) of 228 children.