Allergic eosinophilic esophagitis: a primer for pathologists

Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 266-272

  Antonioli, Donald A ^a   Furuta, Glenn T ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic esophagitis; Eosinophilic esophagitis; Esophageal reflux disease

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ALLERGIC EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PARAMETER; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33746564636     PISSN: 07402570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semdp.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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