Eosinophilic esophagitis

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 560-566

  Liacouras, Chris A ^a   Ruchelli, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Eosinophilic; Esophagitis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; INTERLEUKIN 5 ANTIBODY; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MONTELUKAST;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET THERAPY; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; CHILD; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILS; ESOPHAGITIS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS;

EID: 4644307318     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mop.0000141071.47572.eb     Document Type: Review

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