Eosinophilic esophagitis: Management and pharmacotherapy

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 731-740

  De Angelis, Paola ^a   Morino, G ^a   Pane, A ^a   Torroni, F ^a   Francalanci, P ^a   Sabbi, T ^b   Foschia, F ^a   Caldaro, T ^a   Federici di Abriola, G ^a   Dall'Oglio, L ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b BELCOLLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elemental diet; Eosinophilic esophagitis; Fluticasone propionate; Mepolizumab; Methylprednisolone; Montelukast; Prednisone; Restricted diet

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; EOTAXIN 3; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; FOOD ALLERGEN; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MEPOLIZUMAB; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MONTELUKAST; OMEPRAZOLE; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ADULT; AGE; ALLERGIC DISEASE; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIET THERAPY; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MECHANISM; ELEMENTAL DIET; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS CANDIDIASIS; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; FOOD ALLERGY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; REVIEW; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS; IMMUNOLOGY;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CHILD; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS;

EID: 41949132491     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.9.5.731     Document Type: Review

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