Detection of causative foods by skin prick and atopy patch tests in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis: Things are not what they seem

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 309-311

  Assa'ad, Amal ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOPIC DERMATITIS; BIOPSY; CELL COUNT; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET THERAPY; EDITORIAL; ENDOSCOPY; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGITIS; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PATCH TEST; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SENSITIZATION; SKIN INDURATION; SKIN IRRITATION;

EID: 26944437074     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)61145-3     Document Type: Editorial

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