eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Medical Case Reports 2374-216X 2021-03-18 9 6 325 327 10.12691/ajmcr-9-6-5 AJMCR2021965 article Shion Betty 1 Nicola Jackson 1 Zahraa Rabeeah Zahraa.alrubayi@gmail.com 1 Graduate Medical Education, Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital, Athens USA Dysphagia occurs when there is a disruption is the swallowing mechanism. Patients with esophageal dysphagia often reports a sensation of feeling food boluses getting ¡®lodged¡¯ or ¡®stuck¡¯ during meals. In a young patient with recurrent dysphagia to solid food a mechanical etiology of dysphagia such as Eosinophilic esophagitis must be entertained. This is especially the case if patient has history of other atopic conditions such as asthma or atopic dermatitis. Conclusion: There is need for physicians to be aware of unusual etiologies of esophageal dysphagia such as eosinophilic esophagitis given the availability of treatment options which may reduce disease complication rates. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmcr/9/6/5/ajmcr-9-6-5.pdf eosinophilic esophagitis recurrent dysphagia food impaction