Treatment with high-dose proton pump inhibitors helps distinguish eosinophilic esophagitis from noneosinophilic esophagitis

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 393-399

  Sayej, Wael N ^a   Patel, Raza ^a   Baker, Robert D ^a   Tron, Eduardo ^b   Baker, Susan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Eosinophilic esophagitis; Fluticasone; High dose proton pump inhibitor; Noneosinophilic esophagitis; Reflux esophagitis

Indexed keywords

CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; ESOMEPRAZOLE; FLUTICASONE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LANSOPRAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ANDROSTADIENES; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BIOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILS; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 70349744252     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31819c4b3e     Document Type: Article

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