Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Brazilian Pediatric Patients

We examined 11 pediatric patients with eosinophilic esophagitis with a tardy diagnosis. The symptoms were initially thought to be related to other diseases, leading to the use of inadequate therapeutic approaches. The patients were between 3 and 17 years old (mean 7.8 ± 3.8 years), and 8 of the pati...

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Main Authors: Mayra Isabel Correia Pinheiro, Luciano Pamplona De Góes Cavalcanti, Rodrigo Schuler Honório, Luïs Hélder De Alencar Moreno, Mayara Carvalho Fortes, Carlos Antônio Bruno Da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Pediatrics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CMPed.S12733