Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE): an emerging disease in childhood - Review of diagnostic and management strategies

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic immune/antigen mediated inflammatory disease of the esophagus. It comprises a separate entity of increasing incidence and prevalence in children and adults. The disease is characterized by histological evidence of dense esophageal tissue eosinophilia in th...

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Main Authors: Jorge Amil Dias, Alexandra ePapadopoulou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fped.2014.00129/full