Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Volume 2, Issue 7 , Pages 568-575 , July 2004

Clinical and immunopathologic effects of swallowed fluticasone for eosinophilic esophagitis

  • Richard J Noel

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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  • Philip E Putnam

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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  • Margaret H Collins

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pathology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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  • Amal H Assa’ad

      Affiliations

    • Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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  • Jesus R Guajardo

      Affiliations

    • Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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  • Sean C Jameson

      Affiliations

    • Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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  • Marc E Rothenberg

      Affiliations

    • Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress requests for reprints to: Marc E. Rothenberg, M.D., Ph.D., Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Division of Allergy and Immunology, 3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039 USA; fax: (513) 636-3310

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☆ Supported in part by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund and National Institutes of Health grants T32 DK07727 and R24 DK 064403.

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Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Volume 2, Issue 7 , Pages 568-575 , July 2004