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Review article: proton pump inhibitor therapy for suspected eosinophilic oesophagitis.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics - 1 Jun 2013
Molina-Infante J, Katzka D A, Gisbert J P
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BACKGROUND: Recent advances in eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE) have confirmed the existence of a new disease phenotype, proton pump inhibitor (PPI)-responsive oesophageal eosinophilia (PPI-REE). AIM: To summarise evidence supporting the use of PPI therapy in patients with suspected EoE (oesophageal dysfunction plus >15 eos/HPF in oesophageal biopsies). METHODS: A literature search was conducted through MEDLINE,...
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