Upper gastrointestinal tract eosinophilic disorders: Pathobiology and management

Current Gastroenterology Reports

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 439-442

  Lee, Jessica J ^b   Furuta, Glenn T ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; INTERLEUKIN 5 ANTIBODY; MEPREDNISONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPHAGIA; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAVAGE; PATHOGENESIS; PH MEASUREMENT; REVIEW; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; VOMITING;

BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845902287     PISSN: 15228037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11894-006-0032-6     Document Type: Review

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