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. 2020 Apr;8(4):1452-1455.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2019.10.037. Epub 2019 Nov 11.

Distinct clinical characteristics of boys and girls with eosinophilic esophagitis

Elizabeth A Erwin  1 , Aishwarya Navalpakam  2 , Ruchi Singla  3 , Joshua Bolender  4 , Lisa J Workman  5 , Thomas A E Platts-Mills  5
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Distinct clinical characteristics of boys and girls with eosinophilic esophagitis

Elizabeth A Erwin et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2020 Apr.
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare that they have no relevant conflicts of interest.

Figures

Fig 1.
Fig 1.
(A) Number of newly diagnosed EoE patients shown by age and sex (males represented by black shading and females by gray). (B) Titers of specific IgE and (C) specific IgG4 to milk proteins (Bos d 4, Bos d 5, and Bos d8), as well as wheat and peanut in males (black dots) and females (gray dots) ≥13 years. The numbers below the dotted line indicate negatives. Horizontal lines within the dot plot show the geometric mean titer to specific foods in males and females.
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