A 25-year-old woman with dysphagia and food impaction: A case of asthma of the oesophagus?
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2. Schaefer ET, Fitzgerald JF, Molleston JP, Croffei JM, Pfefferkorn MD, Corkins MR, Lim JD, Steiner SJ, Gupta SK. Comparison of oral Prednisolone and topical Fluticasone in the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis: a randomized trial in children. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2008; 6: 165-173.
3. Chehade M, Sampson HA. Epidemiology and etiology of eosinophilic esophagitis. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Amer. 2008; 18 (1): 33-44 .
4. Landres RT, Kuster GG, Strum WB. Eosinophilic esophagitis in a patient with vigorous achalasia. Gastroenterology. 1978; 7(6): 1298-1301.
5. Rothenberg ME. Biology and treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis. Gastroenterology. 2009; 137: 1238-1249.
6. Noel RJ, Putnam PE, Rothenberg ME. Eosinophilic esophagitis. N Engl J Med. 2004; 351: 940-41.
7. Kelly JK, Audrey JL, Peter CR et al. Eosinophilic Esophagitis attributed to gastroesophageal reflux: improvement with an amino acid-based formula. Gastroenterology. 1995; 109: 1503-1512.
8. Balatsinou C, Milano A, Caldarella MP et al. Eosinophilic esophagitis is a component of the anticonvulsant hypersensitivity syndrome: Description of two cases. Digestive and Liver Disease 2008; 40(2): 145-148.
9. Gupte AR, Draganow PV. Eosinophilic esophagitis. World Gastroenterol 2009; 15(1): 17-24.
10. Arora AS, Yamazaki K. Eosinophilic esophagitis: asthma of the esophagus? Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2004; 2(7): 523-530.
11. Spergel JM, Andrews T, Brown-Whitehorn FT et al. Treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis with specific food elimination diet directed by a combination of skin prick and patch tests. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2005; 95(4): 336-43.
12. Sutton R, Hill DJ, Baldo BA, Wrigley CW. Immunoglobulin E antibodies to ingested cereal flour components: studies with sera from subjects with asthma and eczema. Clin Allergy. 1982; 12 (1): 63–74. 13. Johnston SD et al. Prevalence of coeliac disease in Northern Ireland. Lancet. 1997; 350: 1370.
14. Leslic C, Mews C, Charles A, Ravikumara M. Celiac Disease and Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A True Association. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. Oct. 13 2009 [Epub ahead of print].
15. Diederich S. Staging of oesophageal cancer. Cancer Imaging. 2007; 7(Special issue A): S63-S66.
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Sweeney, A. (2010). A 25-year-old woman with dysphagia and food impaction: A case of asthma of the oesophagus?. Trinity Student Medical Journal , 11(1), Page 37–40. Retrieved from https://ojs.tchpc.tcd.ie/index.php/tsmj/article/view/1850
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