Publications, Guidelines and Codes

Eosinophil-associated Diseases

• Endoscopic approach to eosinophilic esophagitis: American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Consensus Conference
• A Clinical Severity Index for Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Development, Consensus, and Future Directions
• A Conceptual Approach to Understanding Treatment Response in Eosinophilic Esophagitis
• 2018  Updated international consensus diagnostic criteria for eosinophilic esophagitis: PPIs better classified as treatment vs. a diagnostic criterion (Outcomes from the AGREE Conference)
• 2011 Consensus Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Eosinophilic Esophagitis
• Summary document- 2011 Updated Consensus Recommendations on the diagnosis and management of Eosinophilic Esophagitis
• Eosinophilic esophagitis: A practical primer for an atypical disease
• Eosinophilic esophagitis: Guidance document
• White paper AGA: Drug Development for Eosinophilic Esophagitis
• How I Treat Hypereosinophilic Syndromes
• Hypereosinophilic Syndromes Working Group: Approaches to the Treatment of Hypereosinophilic Syndromes

Food Allergy

•    Vaccination in Individuals with Egg Allergy
•    Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy in the United States
•    National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence – Food Allergy Guidelines (UK)

Webinars and Slide Sets

•    Resources from NASPGHAN (North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition)

Dietary Therapy

• Guidance for the nutrition management of gastrointestinal allergy in pediatrics.
• Practical approach to implementing dietary therapy in adults with eosinophilic esophagitis: the Chicago experience.
• Dietary Therapy and Nutrition Management of Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Work Group Report from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Feeding Tubes

• Pediatric Nasogastric Tube Placement and Verification: Best Practice Recommendations From the NOVEL Project

ICD-10-CM Codes for EGIDs

In 2008, APFED wrote and initiated the implementation of ICD-9 codes for EGIDs. On October 1, 2015, these codes were updated with the implementation of the new ICD-10 coding system:

EGIDs
K20.0 Eosinophilic Esophagitis
K52.81 Eosinophilic Gastritis and Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis
K52.82 Eosinophilic Colitis

Other Subsets

• Eosinophilic Asthma: J82
  Eosinophilic Cellulitis: L98.3
  Eosinophilic Cystitis:  N30.80
  Eosinophilic Fasciitis: M35.4
  Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, aka Churg-Strauss Syndrome: M30.1
  • • • EGPA Guidelines. A document endorsed by the American College of Rheumatology and the Vasculitis Foundation provides guidance to health care professionals on how to treat antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody–associated vasculitis (AAV), including granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). View and download a copy.  A consensus document is expected to be published in a medical journal in 2022.
      • Eosinophilic Myalgia Syndrome: M35.8
        Eosinophilic Pneumonia: J82
        Hypereosinophilic Syndrome: D72.1
        Eosinophilic Myositis: 729.1

Transition Plans

Transition of care of patients with eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases: Challenges and opportunities