Diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis in an infant undergoing milk oral immunotherapy - a case report

European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 154-156

  Morais Silva, Pedro ^a   Antunes, J ^b   Chambel, M ^b   Prates, S ^b   Leiria Pinto, P ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DONA ESTEFÂNIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cow s milk hypersensitivity; Eosinophilia; Eosinophilic esophagitis; Food hypersensitivity; Late onset hypersensitivity; Oral immunotherapy

Indexed keywords

FLUTICASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DEHYDRATION; DIET RESTRICTION; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MILK; MILK ALLERGY; ORAL IMMUNOTHERAPY; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING; ANIMAL; COW'S MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY; DESENSITIZATION; FOOD ALLERGY; LATE-ONSET HYPERSENSITIVITY; METHODOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

COW'S MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; LATE-ONSET HYPERSENSITIVITY; ORAL IMMUNOTHERAPY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DESENSITIZATION, IMMUNOLOGIC; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MILK; MILK HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 84907152904     PISSN: 17641489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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