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By
Nicholas Talley, MD, PhD, FACP, FRACP, FRCP, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Visiting Professor University of Sydney
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Description
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) is a clinicopathologic disease characterized by upper intestinal symptoms and the finding of more than 15
or 20 eosinophils in the esophageal epithelium; these findings are unresponsive to proton pump inhibitor treatment. EE is a common disease
that affects both children and adults. Some of the many important topics covered include eosinophilic esophagitis in adults and children,
celiac disease, autoimmune pancreatitis, autoimmune hepatitis, enteric autoantibodies and gut motility disorders, autoantibodies and
inflammatory bowel disease.
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Hardbound, 240 pages, publication date: JUN-2008
ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-5840-3
ISBN-10: 1-4160-5840-0
Imprint: SAUNDERS
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Last update: 14 Sep 2009
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