Design of the study and participants
The study was conducted at a single referral center for pediatric EoE
patients in Türkiye, Children ≥7 years old with a diagnosis of EoE were
included. The demographics of the participants were taken from medical
records. A questionnaire consisting of 14 questions on the symptoms and
characteristics of FIRE was applied by the same investigator (GK) to the
participants or to their parents when appropriate (Supplement 1). The
study was approved by the instutional Ethics Committee (2023-731)
Informed written consent and/or assent were obtained according to the
participant’s age.