Food protein sensitivity with partial villous atrophy after pediatric liver transplantation with tacrolimus immunosuppression

Pediatric Transplantation

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 529-532

  Blanchard, Samra Sarigol ^a   Gerrek, Marla ^a   Czinn, Steve ^a   Chelimsky, Gisela ^a   Seaman, David ^a   Siegel, Christopher ^a   Splawski, Judy ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food allergies; Pediatric liver transplantation; Subtotal villous atrophy; Tacrolimus

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FAILURE TO THRIVE; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTESTINE VILLUS ATROPHY; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER GRAFT REJECTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN INTAKE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VOMITING;

CADAVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DUODENITIS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; TACROLIMUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646883874     PISSN: 13973142     EISSN: 13993046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2006.00501.x     Document Type: Article

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