Since Kelly's article appeared in press in 1995, EoE has become an increasingly recognized body. While isolated case reports suggesting EoE have been printed in the adult literature since 1977, many more reports have been published in the pediatric literature over the past 7 years. Recently, [table: see text] several excellent reviews have been written on the subject of EoE [2,25,59,60]. These reviews coupled with the past reports and increasing incidence of EoE provide a sound background for further research on the etiology, epidemiology and treatment of EoE.