Assessing for Disparities in Diagnostic Delay Among Patients With Eosinophilic Esophagitis.

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic, inflammatory disease defined by esophageal symptoms and eosinophilic infiltration.1 The diagnostic delay in EoE is a risk factor for progression to fibrostenosis.2 A more detailed understanding of this diagnostic delay would inform efforts to address it.3 If certain patient populations are disproportionately impacted by a prolonged time from symptoms to diagnosis, targeted efforts could mitigate delay and prevent disease progression. However, whether there are diagnostic disparities in the United States remains unknown.4 We aimed to determine whether there are disparities in diagnostic delay for EoE by age, race, or other patient characteristics.