Long-term prognosis and its associated predictive factors in patients with eosinophilic gastroenteritis.

Background: Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) is a chronic recurrent disease with abnormal eosinophilic infiltration in the gastrointestinal tract. Glucocorticoids remain the most common treatment method. However, disease relapse and glucocorticoid dependence remain notable problems.

Characteristics of pollen-related food allergy based on individual pollen allergy profiles in the Chinese population.

Background: Patients with pollinosis are often multi-sensitized to diverse pollen allergens. However, little is known about pollen allergy types among Chinese pollinosis patients. This study is aimed to characterize clinical manifestations of food allergy among patients with different types of pollen allergy.