Pharyngeal mucosa brushing does not correlate with disease activity in patients with eosinophilic esophagitis.

Saffari, Hedieh; Baer, Krista; Boynton, Kathleen K; Gleich, Gerald J; Peterson, Kathryn A

Saffari, Hedieh; Baer, Krista; Boynton, Kathleen K; Gleich, Gerald J; Peterson, Kathryn A.

Affiliation

Saffari H; Department of Dermatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Electronic address: Hedieh.Saffari@utah.edu.
Baer K; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Boynton KK; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Gleich GJ; Department of Dermatology and Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Peterson KA; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.

J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract ; 5(5): 1455-1456, 2017.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28478919

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Eosinophil Peroxidase/analysis; Eosinophilic Esophagitis/diagnosis; Eosinophils/enzymology; Mucous Membrane/enzymology; Pharynx/enzymology; Specimen Handling/methods; Adult; Aged; Biomarkers/analysis; Biopsy; Case-Control Studies; Colorimetry; Eosinophilic Esophagitis/enzymology; Eosinophils/pathology; Female; Humans; Leukocyte Count; Male; Middle Aged; Mucous Membrane/pathology; Pharynx/pathology; Predictive Value of Tests; Reproducibility of Results; Severity of Illness Index; Young Adult

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pharynx / Specimen Handling / Eosinophil Peroxidase / Eosinophils / Eosinophilic Esophagitis / Mucous Membrane Type of study: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract Year: 2017 Type: Article

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