Collagenous colitis and eosinophilic gastritis in a 4-year old girl: A case report and review of the literature

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1365-1367

  Benchimol, Eric I ^a   Kirsch, Richard ^a   Viero, Sandra ^a   Griffiths, Anne M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic diarrhoea; Collagenous colitis; Eosinophilic gastroenteritis; Lymphocytic colitis; Paediatrics

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; KETOTIFEN; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; COLLAGENOUS COLITIS; COLON; COLONOSCOPY; DIARRHEA; DUODENOSCOPY; DUODENUM BIOPSY; EOSINOPHILIC GASTRITIS; ESOPHAGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PARASITOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS; VIROLOGY; VOMITING;

COLITIS, COLLAGENOUS; DUODENOSCOPY; EOSINOPHILS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; MAST CELLS; PYLORIC ANTRUM;

EID: 34548140530     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00424.x     Document Type: Article

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