Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

eosinophilic gastroenteritis, EGE, eosinophilic gastroenteropathy, eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders, EGID, eosinophilic gastritis

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

MyNgoc T Nguyen, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California at San Francisco
MyNgoc T Nguyen, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology
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Jean-Luc Szpakowski, MD, Chief of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center; Clinical Faculty, University of California at San Francisco
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Ronnie Fass, MD, Director of GI Motility Laboratory, Tucson VA Medical Center, Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Arizona School of Medicine
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Simmy Bank, MD, Chair, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Long Island Jewish Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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Julian Katz, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hospital of the Medical College of Pennsylvania
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