[GERD and respiratory tract diseases].
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) depends on acid reflux into the distal oesophagus. The typical symptoms of GERD are heartburn, dysphagia, chest discomfort and acid regurgitation. Besides typical symptoms GERD could by manifested by extraesophageal signs. There is increasing number of studies showing that GERD and respiratory diseases coexist frequently.
Kucharewicz
Iwona
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Klinika Alergologii i Chorób Wewnetrznych, Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Białymstoku. ikuchar@poczta.onet.pl
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Aleksy
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Kemona-Chetnik
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I
Bodzenta-Lukaszyk
Anna
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D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000209:etiology*