Adult eosinophilic gastroenteritis and hypereosinophilic syndromes

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 44, 2008, Pages 6771-6773

  Freeman, Hugh James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Eosinophilic enteritis; Eosinophilic gastritis; Eosinophilic gastroenteritis; Eosinophils

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; KETOTIFEN; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OCTREOTIDE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; STEROID;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; CELL INFILTRATION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE COURSE; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILIC GASTROENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; REVIEW; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH MUCOSA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADULT; BIOPSY; GASTROENTERITIS; PATHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BIOPSY; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; EOSINOPHILIA; GASTRIC MUCOSA; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 64049091974     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.6771     Document Type: Review

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