Pathophysiology of Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Gastroenterology - Tập 154 - Trang 333-345 - 2018
Kelly M. O’Shea1, Seema S. Aceves2, Evan S. Dellon3, Sandeep K. Gupta4, Jonathan M. Spergel5, Glenn T. Furuta6, Marc E. Rothenberg7
1Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
2Division of Allergy Immunology, Center for Immunity, Infection and Inflammation, University of California San Diego and Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego, California
3Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
4Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria and Children’s Hospital of Illinois, Peoria, Illinois
5Division of Allergy and Immunology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6Digestive Health Institute, Gastrointestinal Eosinophilic Diseases Program, Section of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Children’s Hospital Colorado and Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
7Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio

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