Eosinophilic esophagitis in Saudi children: Symptoms, histology and endoscopy results

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 119-123

  Hasosah, Mohammed Y ^a,b   Sukkar, Ghassan A ^a   Alsahafi, Ashraf F ^a   Thabit, Adel O ^a   Fakeeh, Mohammed E ^a   Al Zahrani, Daifulah M ^a   Satti, Mohamed B ^a  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Eosinophilic esophagitis; esophagogastroduodenoscopy; peripheral eosinophilia

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA BASE; DYSPHAGIA; ELEMENTAL DIET; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; FAILURE TO THRIVE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; ENDOSCOPY; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79952904417     PISSN: 13193767     EISSN: 19984049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.77242     Document Type: Article

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