Comparison of Oral Prednisone and Topical Fluticasone in the Treatment of Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Randomized Trial in Children

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-173

  Schaefer, Elizabeth T ^a   Fitzgerald, Joseph F ^a   Molleston, Jean P ^a   Croffie, Joseph M ^a   Pfefferkorn, Marian D ^a   Corkins, Mark R ^a   Lim, Joel D ^a   Steiner, Steven J ^a   Gupta, Sandeep K ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUTICASONE; PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHINGOID SYNDROME; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERPHAGIA; INFANT; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ANDROSTADIENES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MYCOSES; PREDNISONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38649107039     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2007.11.008     Document Type: Article

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