The twentieth eosinophil

Advances in Anatomic Pathology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 340-343

  Genta, Robert M ^a,b   Jon Spechler, Stuart ^a,b   Souza, Rhonda F ^a,b  

^a VA NORTH TEXAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic esophagitis; Eosinophilic esophagitis; Proton pump inhibitors; Reflux esophagitis

Indexed keywords

CIMETIDINE; CISAPRIDE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; OMEPRAZOLE; RANITIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS DIVERTICULOSIS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEARTBURN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548180618     PISSN: 10724109     EISSN: 15334031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAP.0b013e3180ca8af5     Document Type: Review

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