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A little-known immune condition is being mistaken for food allergies

A chronic inflammatory condition is becoming more common, and its symptoms can be mistaken for a severe allergic reaction.

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A chronic inflammatory condition is becoming more common, and its symptoms can be mistaken for a severe allergic reaction. Eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE) is a rare condition where a type of white blood cells, known as eosinophils, builds up in the oesophagus. It is thought to affect around 40 in every 100,000 people.

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