Incidental gastric eosinophils in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis: Do they matter?

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 723-726

  Ammoury, Rana F ^a   Rosenman, Marc B ^a   Roettcher, Donita ^a   Gupta, Sandeep K ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

eosinophilic esophagitis; eosinophilic esophagogastritis; eosinophilic gastritis; fluticasone; topical steroids

Indexed keywords

FLUTICASONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ANDROSTADIENES; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; EOSINOPHILS; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; STOMACH DISEASES;

EID: 78650511273     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e3181d98e6c     Document Type: Article

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