Food Allergy and Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders: Guiding Our Diagnosis and Treatment

Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 170-188

  Pratt, C Allan ^a   Demain, Jeffrey G ^b   Rathkopf, Melinda M ^b  

^a Pediatric Surgeons of Alaska   (United States)

^b Allergy Asthma and Immunology Center of Alaska ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; CYCLOSPORIN; EOTAXIN 3; FLUTICASONE; FOOD ALLERGEN; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; INTERLEUKIN 5 ANTIBODY; KETOTIFEN; MERCAPTOPURINE; MONTELUKAST; OMALIZUMAB; PLACEBO; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; TACROLIMUS;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELEMENTAL DIET; EOSINOPHILIC COLITIS; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; EOSINOPHILIC GASTROENTERITIS; EOSINOPHILIC GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDER; FOOD ALLERGY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE;

EID: 44449141053     PISSN: 15385442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2008.03.002     Document Type: Article

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