Eosinophilic gastroenteritis: A review

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2904-2911

  Méndez Sánchez, Nahum ^a   Chávez Tapia, Norberto C ^a   Vazquez Elizondo, Genaro ^a   Uribe, Misael ^a  

^a LIVER RESEARCH UNIT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Corticosteroids; Eosinophilic gastroenteritis; Eosinophils

Indexed keywords

ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; CYTOKINE; GLUCOCORTICOID; KETOTIFEN; MONTELUKAST; PREDNISONE; TECHNETIUM 99M;

CELL INFILTRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIC GASTROENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LOW CALORY DIET; LOW FAT DIET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RARE DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; EOSINOPHILIA; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 34848927236     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-005-9011-2     Document Type: Review

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