Empiric 6-food elimination diet induced and maintained prolonged remission in patients with adult eosinophilic esophagitis: A prospective study on the food cause of the disease

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 797-804

  Lucendo, Alfredo J ^a   Arias, Ángel ^b   González Cervera, Jesús ^a   Yagüe Compadre, José Luis ^b   Guagnozzi, Danila ^a   Angueira, Teresa ^a   Jiménez Contreras, Susana ^a   González Castillo, Sonia ^a   Rodríguez Domíngez, Benito ^a   De Rezende, Livia C ^a   Tenias, José M ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE TOMELLOSO   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL LA MANCHA CENTRO   (Spain)

Author keywords

6 food elimination diet; Eosinophilic esophagitis; food allergy; remission; therapy; treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; FOOD ALLERGEN; GLUTEN;

ADULT; ALLERGY TEST; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CEREAL; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET THERAPY; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; EUROPE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD ELIMINATION DIET; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEGUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILK; PEANUT; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SEA FOOD; SOYBEAN; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLERGENS; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875218598     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.12.664     Document Type: Article

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