The identification of a distinct syndrome, designated eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE), with its own clinical and histopathological characteristics, was first described in the early 1990s. Meanwhile intense research has uncovered many molecular, immunological and clinical aspects of this chronic-inflammatory disorder.

In this podcast, Mairi McLean talks to Professor Alex Straumann, Swiss EoE Clinic and EoE Research Network, about the basic and clinical insights of EoE gathered during the last few years.

Read Professor Straumann's update on the topic: