Dr Joanne Masterson discusses her work on rare, or not so rare, diseases and some of the challenges of biomedical research. Human health is a sphere in which…
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Analysis: Since it was formally recognised in 1993, the chronic allergic disease Eosinophilic Oesophagitis has become increasingly prevalent in Ireland and around the world, and heavily impacts the quality of life for patients diagnosed.
Food allergies as well as other allergic disorders are increasing worldwide year-on-year and what were once deemed rare allergic diseases are becoming more prevalent.
Eosinophilic Oesophagitis (EoE) is an emerging chronic allergic disease of the oesophagus and is more recognised now as an increasing clinical problem, affecting as many as 16 in 100,000 people in Europe.
Although EoE is a rare disease, its prevalence is increasing since its discovery approximately 20 years ago. It was first described in 1993 by an Irish trained surgeon Dr Stephen Attwood and his colleagues in the United States.