Eosinophilic esophagitis: Treatment in 2005

Current Opinion in Gastroenterology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 147-152

  Liacouras, Chris A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eosinophilia; Esophagitis; Food allergy

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANTACID AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; FLUTICASONE; FOOD ALLERGEN; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; STEROID; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY TEST; BALLOON DILATATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORN; DIET THERAPY; DUODENUM BIOPSY; EGG; EGG ALLERGY; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FISH; FOOD ALLERGY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MEAT; MILK; MILK ALLERGY; NUT; NUT ALLERGY; PATCH TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRICK TEST; REVIEW; SHELLFISH; SOYBEAN; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH PH; VOMITING; WHEAT ALLERGY; BIOPSY; DIET; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EOSINOPHILIA; GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIET; DILATATION; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745797134     PISSN: 02671379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mog.0000203863.40632.ba     Document Type: Review

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