Paediatric eosinophilic oesophagitis: Towards early diagnosis and best treatment

Digestive and Liver Disease

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 245-251

  De Angelis, P ^a   Markowitz, J E ^b   Torroni, F ^a   Caldaro, T ^a   Pane, A ^a   Morino, G ^a   Sforza Wietrzykowska, R ^a   Federici di Abriola, G ^a   Ponticelli, A ^a   Dall'Oglio, L ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eosinophilic oesophagitis; Oesophageal stenosis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; AMINO ACID; BARIUM; EGG PROTEIN; FLUTICASONE; MILK PROTEIN; PREDNISONE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; STEROID; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; BARRETT ESOPHAGUS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIET RESTRICTION; DYSPHAGIA; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ELEMENTAL DIET; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL RADIOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; SYMPTOM; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; AEROSOLS; ANDROSTADIENES; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BALLOON DILATATION; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGEAL PH MONITORING; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; MALE; PREDNISONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TESTS; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

EID: 33748665786     PISSN: 15908658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2005.08.004     Document Type: Article

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