Clinical characteristics of eosinophilic esophagitis in children

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 827-833

  Dauer, Eileen H ^a   Freese, Deborah K ^a   El Youssef, Mounif ^a   Thompson, Dana M ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysphagia; Eosinophil; Esophagitis; Pediatrics; Reflux esophagitis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ASTHMA; AWARENESS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DYSPHAGIA; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; EXUDATE; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RHINOSINUSITIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT FAILURE; VOMITING;

EID: 32044446585     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940511401103     Document Type: Review

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