A case of herpes esophagitis after fluticasone propionate for eosinophilic esophagitis

Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 527-530

  Lindberg, Guy M ^a   Van Eldik, Richard ^b   Saboorian, Mohammad H ^a  

^a CARIS LIFE SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Gastroenterology Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; PANTOPRAZOLE; VALACICLOVIR;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPHAGIA; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ERYTHEMA; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; FEMALE; HERPES ESOPHAGITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHALER; ODYNOPHAGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANDROSTADIENES; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51349147641     PISSN: 17434378     EISSN: 17434386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpgasthep1225     Document Type: Article

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