A role for food allergy testing in eosinophilic esophagitis

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 242-243

  Gottlieb, Steven J ^a   Johnston, Douglas T ^b   Markowitz, Jonathan E ^c  

^a Carolina Allergy Sinus and Asthma   (United States)

^b Asthma and Allergy Specialists   (United States)

^c Greenville Children's Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN;

ALLERGY TEST; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY PATCH TEST DIRECTED DIET; DIET THERAPY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD ALLERGY TESTING; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; LETTER; MILK; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIX FOOD ELIMINATION DIET; SKIN PRICK TEST DIRECTED DIET; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84871712183     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.09.018     Document Type: Letter

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