Eosinophilic esophagitis: Is it all allergies?

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1541-1549

  Swoger, Jason M ^a   Weiler, Catherine R ^a   Arora, Amindra S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BUDESONIDE; EOTAXIN; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 5; MEPOLIZUMAB; MONTELUKAST; NEOCATE; PREDNISONE; STAT6 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY TEST; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET THERAPY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ELEMENTAL DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS CANDIDIASIS; FOOD ALLERGY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATCH TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRICK TEST; REMISSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYMPTOM; THRUSH;

EID: 36749100524     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/82.12.1541     Document Type: Review

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