A puff of fluticasone for eosinophilic oesophagitis


Autoria(s): Nissen, Lisa; Lau, Esther
Data(s)

01/08/2014

Resumo

Eosinophilic oesophagitis (EEl is most commonly observed in children and young males, and is estimated to affect one per 10,000 children, and lo/o of adults in Australia. EE causes inflammation of the oesophagus; and an endoscopy, and biopsy showing an increase in eosinophils through the oesophagus is used for diagnosis. People with EE often present with non-specific symptoms to varying degrees of severity that could also suggest swallowing difficulties, or acid reflux; the feeling of food sticking to the throat on the way down (sometimes completely), choking on food, regurgitation of food, and severe acid reflux that does not respond to stomach acid suppression treatment...

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/79589/

Publicador

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia

Relação

http://australianpharmacist.psa.org.au/?iid=98327#folio=1

Nissen, Lisa & Lau, Esther (2014) A puff of fluticasone for eosinophilic oesophagitis. Australian Pharmacist, pp. 40-41.

Fonte

School of Clinical Sciences; Faculty of Health

Palavras-Chave #110000 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES #111500 PHARMACOLOGY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES #111502 Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics #anzsrc Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Class
Tipo

Journal Article