Lymphocytic esophagitis: A chronic or recurring pattern of esophagitis resembling allergic contact dermatitis

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 130, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 508-513

  Purdy, Julianne K ^a   Appelman, Henry D ^a   Golembeski, Christopher P ^a   McKenna, Barbara J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Crohn disease; Esophagitis; Lymphocytosis; Spongiosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; GASTRITIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SKIN ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROHN DISEASE; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; ESOPHAGITIS; GASTRITIS; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HELICOBACTER INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INFANT; LYMPHOCYTES; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

EID: 54049120055     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/D3PCF6D6YYMQRX9A     Document Type: Review

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