Eosinophilic esophagitis - Clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment

Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-59

  Lucendo Villarín, Alfredo J ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL LA MANCHA CENTRO   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DE TOMELLOSO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eosinophilic esophagitis

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; AZATHIOPRINE; BUDESONIDE; CORTICOSTEROID; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; LEUKOTRIENE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MEPOLIZUMAB; MERCAPTOPURINE; MONTELUKAST; PREDNISONE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; STEROID; STOMACH SECRETION INHIBITOR;

DIET RESTRICTION; DYSPHAGIA; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; REVIEW; STEROID THERAPY; ARTICLE; EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS;

EOSINOPHILIA; ESOPHAGITIS; HUMANS;

EID: 66149180818     PISSN: 11300108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S1130-01082009000100006     Document Type: Review

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