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Diagnosis and treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis
Eosinophilic esophagitis is a newer disease entity that has been diagnosed with increasing frequency over the past 10 years. Patients present with a variety of symptoms including vomiting, failure to thrive, abdominal pain, dysphagia, and/or food impaction depending on the age of the patient. The di...
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| Formato: | Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Medicine Reports Ltd
2009
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2924731/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20948735 http://dx.doi.org/10.3410/M1-46 |
| Sumario: | Eosinophilic esophagitis is a newer disease entity that has been diagnosed with increasing frequency over the past 10 years. Patients present with a variety of symptoms including vomiting, failure to thrive, abdominal pain, dysphagia, and/or food impaction depending on the age of the patient. The diagnosis is confirmed by endoscopy with eosinophilic inflammation localized to the oesophagus, an area typically void of eosinophils. |
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