Adrenal suppression in children treated with oral viscous budesonide for eosinophilic esophagitis

S Harel, BE Hursh, ES Chan, V Avinashi… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
We sought to determine the prevalence of adrenal suppression (AS) in children with
eosinophilic esophagitis treated with oral viscous budesonide (OVB). This was a retrospective …

Assessment of malnutrition risk in Canadian pediatric hospitals: a multicenter prospective cohort study

…, DL Boctor, M Rashid, A Noble, V Avinashi… - The Journal of …, 2019 - jpeds.com
Objective To assess the prevalence, causes, and consequences of malnutrition, as well as
the evolution of nutritional status, in Canadian pediatric health care institutions. Study design …

Fecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection in children

B Chen, V Avinashi, S Dobson - Journal of Infection, 2017 - Elsevier
Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a relatively simple, promising treatment for recurrent
Clostridium difficile infection. While there are a wide variety of approaches including mode …

How We Manage Gastrointestinal Symptoms During Oral Immunotherapy Through a Shared Decision-Making Process—A Practical Guide for the Community …

GT Chua, ES Chan, R Invik, L Soller, V Avinashi… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Allergists addressing gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms during oral immunotherapy (OIT) may
be biased toward diagnoses related to OIT; however, non-OIT causes may occur. Although …

Liberalized versus strict cow's milk elimination for the treatment of children with eosinophilic esophagitis

…, C Mill, E Chan, P Zimmer, V Avinashi - Journal of the …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Cow’s milk is a commonly implicated trigger in eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE).
Exclusive cow’s milk avoidance has been reported previously, but the degree of elimination …

Pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis is associated with increased lamina propria immunoglobulin G4-positive plasma cells

N Mohammad, V Avinashi, E Chan… - Journal of pediatric …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is considered a TH 2-mediated food allergy disease
that leads to submucosal esophageal fibrosis and strictures. Recent studies focused on …

Application of the eosinophilic esophagitis histology scoring system grade scores in patients at British Columbia Children's Hospital

J Cruz, MA Irvine, V Avinashi, ES Chan… - Fetal and Pediatric …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Histologic diagnosis of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) involves peak eosinophil
counts (PEC) being greater than 15 per high power field. The EoE Histology Scoring …

[PDF][PDF] Development of anaphylactic cow's milk allergy following cow's milk elimination for eosinophilic esophagitis in a teenager

L Soller, C Mill, V Avinashi, T Teoh… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2017 - researchgate.net
We report a case of cow’s milk anaphylaxis in a 15-yearold girl following its dietary elimination
for eosinophilic esophagitis. This case highlights the need for consideration of benefits …

[HTML][HTML] A CARD9 polymorphism is associated with decreased likelihood of persistent conjugated hyperbilirubinemia in intestinal failure

KM Burghardt, V Avinashi, C Kosar, W Xu, PW Wales… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Recently, genetic associations have been described in intestinal transplants. Namely,
Crohn's disease susceptibility gene NOD2 polymorphisms have been reported to be more …

[HTML][HTML] Increasing interest in family medicine

V Avinashi, E Shouldice - CMAJ, 2006 - Can Med Assoc
cialties or retrain. This lack of flexibility may deter some from choosing a residency in family
medicine, particularly given how difficult it is to transfer residency funding from a 2-year …