Eosinophilic esophagitis in children: A pathologic or clinicopathologic diagnosis?

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-100

  Brigger, Matthew T ^a,b   Misdraji, Joseph ^a   Hardy, Stephen C ^a   Hartnick, Christopher J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG PROTEIN; FLUTICASONE; MONTELUKAST; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUGHING; CROUP; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPHAGIA; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTUBATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; STRIDOR; SYMPTOM; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

BIOPSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUGH; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

EID: 58849092683     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: 08864470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archoto.2008.502     Document Type: Article

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