Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-27

  Franciosi, James P ^a   Liacouras, Chris A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Eosinophilic esophagitis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; EOSINOPHIL PROTEIN X; EOTAXIN 3; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 5 ANTIBODY; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PLACEBO; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; PULMICORT RESPULE; SPLENDA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; ALLERGY TEST; BONE ABNORMALITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIET THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPHAGIA; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS CANDIDIASIS; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GROWTH; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INCIDENCE; MOOD DISORDER; NAUSEA; PATCH TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN TEST; THORAX PAIN; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIET THERAPY; ENDOSCOPY; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149218504     PISSN: 08898561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iac.2008.09.001     Document Type: Review

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