Elimination diet effectively treats eosinophilic esophagitis in adults; Food reintroduction identifies causative factors

Gastroenterology

Volumn 142, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Gonsalves, Nirmala ^a   Yang, Guang Yu ^a   Doerfler, Bethany ^a   Ritz, Sally ^a   Ditto, Anne M ^a   Hirano, Ikuo ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophagus; Food Allergy; Inflammation; Stricture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHAGIA; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; FOOD IMPACTION; FOOD REINTRODUCTION; HEARTBURN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MILK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SIX FOOD ELIMINATION DIET; SKIN TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHEAT;

EID: 84861625645     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: 15280012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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