TY - JOUR
T1 - Food Allergies and Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Illness
AU - Gonsalves, Nirmala
PY - 2007/3
Y1 - 2007/3
N2 - Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders are characterized by eosinophilic infiltration and inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract in the absence of previously identified causes of eosinophilia, such as parasitic infections, malignancy, collagen vascular diseases, drug sensitivities, and inflammatory bowel disease. These disorders include eosinophilic esophagitis, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, eosinophilic enteritis, and eosinophilic colitis. This article focuses mainly on eosinophilic esophagitis and eosinophilic gastroenteritis.
AB - Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders are characterized by eosinophilic infiltration and inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract in the absence of previously identified causes of eosinophilia, such as parasitic infections, malignancy, collagen vascular diseases, drug sensitivities, and inflammatory bowel disease. These disorders include eosinophilic esophagitis, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, eosinophilic enteritis, and eosinophilic colitis. This article focuses mainly on eosinophilic esophagitis and eosinophilic gastroenteritis.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.gtc.2007.01.003
DO - 10.1016/j.gtc.2007.01.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17472876
AN - SCOPUS:34247504651
SN - 0889-8553
VL - 36
SP - 75
EP - 91
JO - Gastroenterology Clinics of North America
JF - Gastroenterology Clinics of North America
IS - 1
ER -