Influence of race and gender on the presentation of eosinophilic esophagitis.

Objectives: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is thought to be more common among males and Caucasians, but little is known about the disease presentation among patients with different genders or racial backgrounds. The objective of this study was to determine the clinical, endoscopic, and histologic characteristics of patients with EoE of different genders or racial backgrounds.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of the University of North Carolina EoE clinicopathologic database between January 2000 and December 2008.