Eosinophilic esophagitis is associated with increased risk of later inflammatory bowel disease in a nationwide Swedish population cohort.
Amiko M UchidaJohn J GarberAshley PyneKathryn PetersonBjorn RoelstraeteOla OlénJonas HalfvarsonJonas F LudvigssonPublished in: United European gastroenterology journal (2023)
In this nationwide cohort study, EoE was associated with a 3.5-fold increased risk of later IBD diagnosis. This risk increase may be due to shared genetic or early environmental risk factors, but also surveillance bias could play a role.