Sarcoidosis of gastrointestinal tract: A rare disease

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3316-3320

  Vahid, Bobbak ^a   Spodik, Maya ^a   Braun, Kristine N ^a   Ghazi, Leyla J ^a   Esmaili, Ali ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophageal sarcoidosis; Extrapulmonary sarcoidosis; Gastric sarcoidosis; Gastrointestinal sarcoidosis; Intestinal sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CHLORAMBUCIL; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; INFLIXIMAB; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE;

APPENDIX; BLEEDING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENTERITIS; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL SARCOIDOSIS; HUMAN; INTESTINE LIPODYSTROPHY; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTESTINE PERFORATION; LARGE INTESTINE; MYCOSIS; PARASITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SARCOIDOSIS; SMALL INTESTINE; STOMACH;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 35948985093     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-006-9448-y     Document Type: Review

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