Uwe Blecker M.D. Courtesy Professor Department: Department of Pediatrics Business Email: uwe@blecker.com Publications 2018A critical role for IL-18 in transformation and maturation of naive eosinophils to pathogenic eosinophils.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology.142(1):301-305[DOI] 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.02.011.[PMID] 29499224.23 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2018Role of Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide in Promoting the Pathogenesis of Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE).Cellular and molecular gastroenterology and hepatology.5(1):99-100.e7[DOI] 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2017.09.006.[PMID] 29276755.12 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2017Movement Disorder Associated With Foreign Body Ingestion.Pediatrics.139(4):-[DOI] 10.1542/peds.2016-1967.[PMID] 28298482.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2016Possible Noninvasive Biomarker of Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Clinical and Experimental Evidence.Case reports in gastroenterology.10(3):685-692[DOI] .[PMID] 27920662.13 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2002Chromosome rearrangement with no apparent gene mutation in familial adenomatous polyposis and hepatocellular neoplasia.Pediatric and developmental pathology : the official journal of the Society for Pediatric Pathology and the Paediatric Pathology Society.5(1):69-75[DOI] .[PMID] 11815870.5 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2000Gastric pneumatosis following cardiac surgery.European journal of pediatrics.159(7):553-4[DOI] .[PMID] 10923240.7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2000Impact of significant weight loss on maximal oxygen uptake in obese children and adolescents.Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research.48(6):411-6[DOI] .[PMID] 11094863.18 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2000Lipid profiles of obese children and adolescents before and after significant weight loss: differences according to sex.Southern medical journal.93(3):278-82[DOI] .[PMID] 10728514.24 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2000Nutritional problems in patients who have chronic disease.Pediatrics in review.21(1):29-32[DOI] .[PMID] 10617760.6 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2000Racial differences in the lipid profiles of obese children and adolescents before and after significant weight loss.Clinical pediatrics.39(7):427-31[DOI] .[PMID] 10914309.4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2000Recent advances in the treatment of childhood obesity.Pediatric diabetes.1(1):23-33[DOI] .[PMID] 15016239.19 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2000Safety, feasibility, and efficacy of a resistance training program in preadolescent obese children.The American journal of the medical sciences.319(6):370-5[DOI] .[PMID] 10875292.44 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site2000Weight loss and growth velocity in obese children after very low calorie diet, exercise, and behavior modification.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992).89(9):1036-43[DOI] .[PMID] 11071081.35 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1999A multidisciplinary approach to the treatment of childhood obesity.Delaware medical journal.71(6):255-61[DOI] .[PMID] 10432772.22 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1999Fat-soluble vitamin deficiencies.Pediatrics in review.20(11):394-5[DOI] .[PMID] 10551894.2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1999Gastritis and peptic ulcer disease in childhood.European journal of pediatrics.158(7):541-6[DOI] .[PMID] 10412810.20 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1999Hepatic insulin clearance increases after weight loss in obese children and adolescents.The American journal of the medical sciences.317(5):282-6[DOI] .[PMID] 10334114.24 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1999Inclusion of resistance exercise in a multidisciplinary outpatient treatment program for preadolescent obese children.Southern medical journal.92(6):585-92[DOI] .[PMID] 10372852.41 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1999Increased susceptibility to Helicobacter pylori infection in pregnancy.Infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology.7(4):195-8[DOI] .[PMID] 10449268.43 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1999Iron-fortified infant formulas.Pediatrics in review.20(10):359-[DOI] .[PMID] 10512893.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1999Longitudinal analysis of plasma cytomegalovirus DNA in a child with Crohn's disease and cytomegalovirus gastroenteritis.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition.28(5):502-5[DOI] .[PMID] 10328126.6 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1999Motivating the obese child to move: the role of structured exercise in pediatric weight management.Southern medical journal.92(6):577-84[DOI] .[PMID] 10372851.39 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1999Pediatric gastritis and peptic ulcer disease.Indian journal of pediatrics.66(5):725-33[DOI] .[PMID] 10798134.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1999The health benefits of physical activity in children and adolescents: implications for chronic disease prevention.European journal of pediatrics.158(4):271-4[DOI] .[PMID] 10206121.132 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1999The impact of significant weight loss on resting energy expenditure in obese youth.Journal of investigative medicine : the official publication of the American Federation for Clinical Research.47(5):222-6[DOI] .[PMID] 10361381.19 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1998Chronic diarrhea in infancy and childhood.The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society : official organ of the Louisiana State Medical Society.150(9):419-29[DOI] .[PMID] 9785754.PubMed·Publisher's Site1998Escherichia coli and the hemolytic-uremic syndrome.Southern medical journal.91(9):798-804[DOI] .[PMID] 9743049.7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1998Helicobacter pylori infection in children.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992).87(11):1105-12[DOI] .[PMID] 9846909.17 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1998Modified food starches in baby foods.Indian journal of pediatrics.65(4):541-6[DOI] .[PMID] 10773902.PubMed·Publisher's Site1997Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori.Indian journal of pediatrics.64(6):815-27[DOI] .[PMID] 10771925.PubMed·Publisher's Site1997Helicobacter pylori-associated gastroduodenal disease in childhood.Southern medical journal.90(6):570-6; quiz 577[DOI] .[PMID] 9191731.12 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1997Plasma amino acid concentrations in term-born infants fed a whey predominant or a whey hydrolysate formula.JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition.21(1):27-30[DOI] .[PMID] 9002081.10 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1997Role of hydrolyzed formulas in nutritional allergy prevention in infants.Southern medical journal.90(12):1170-5[DOI] .[PMID] 9404900.8 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1997The role of modified food starches in baby food.The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society : official organ of the Louisiana State Medical Society.149(6):211-4[DOI] .[PMID] 9188246.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1997Treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection: a review.The Pediatric infectious disease journal.16(4):391-9[DOI] .[PMID] 9109142.16 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1996Chronic diarrhea: causes, presentation, and management.Indian journal of pediatrics.63(4):459-71[DOI] .[PMID] 10832466.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1996Dependability of esophageal pH monitoring data on software.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition.23(2):203-4[DOI] .[PMID] 8856593.4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1996Helicobacter pylori disease in childhood.European journal of pediatrics.155(9):753-5[DOI] .[PMID] 8874105.3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1996Helicobacter pylori disease in childhood.Clinical pediatrics.35(4):175-83[DOI] .[PMID] 8665750.11 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1996Helicobacter pylori-specific IgM antibodies in children born to infected mothers.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition.22(3):337-8[DOI] .[PMID] 8708896.3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1996Presentation and management of Helicobacter pylori infection in childhood.Indian journal of pediatrics.63(3):335-48[DOI] .[PMID] 10830008.PubMed·Publisher's Site1996Symptomatology of Helicobacter pylori infection in children.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992).85(10):1156-8[DOI] .[PMID] 8922074.23 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1996The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori positivity in asymptomatic children of different ethnic backgrounds living in the same country.Ethnicity & health.1(2):169-73[DOI] .[PMID] 9395561.11 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1995[Gastroesophageal reflux in infants; recommendations for diagnosis and treatment].Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde.139(8):366-70[DOI] .[PMID] 7885498.PubMed·Publisher's Site1995Helicobacter pylori positivity in asymptomatic children of different ethnic groups living in the same country.South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde.85(7):688-[DOI] .[PMID] 7482096.PubMed·Publisher's Site1995Helicobacter pylori positivity in Belgium.Acta gastro-enterologica Belgica.58(1):31-4[DOI] .[PMID] 7604666.10 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1995Low incidence of Helicobacter pylori infection in children with recurrent abdominal pain in Philadelphia.Pediatrics.95(4):618-[DOI] .[PMID] 7700773.3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1995Primary sclerosing cholangitis and multiple autoimmune disorders in a patient with Down syndrome.Clinical pediatrics.34(9):502-5[DOI] .[PMID] 7586925.8 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1995Resolution of Helicobacter pylori-associated gastric lymphoproliferative disease in a child.Gastroenterology.109(3):973-7[DOI] .[PMID] 7657127.76 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1995Serology as a valid screening test for Helicobacter pylori infection in asymptomatic subjects.Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine.119(1):30-2[DOI] .[PMID] 7802549.26 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1995The contribution of specific immunoglobulin M antibodies to the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in children.European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology.7(10):979-83[DOI] .[PMID] 8590145.9 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1995The role of "occult" gastroesophageal reflux in chronic pulmonary disease in children.Acta gastro-enterologica Belgica.58(5-6):348-52[DOI] .[PMID] 8775990.13 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1994"Hemoptysis" as an expression of Helicobacter pylori infection.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition.18(1):116-7[DOI] .[PMID] 8126612.4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1994Abbreviated oesophageal pH monitoring in infants.European journal of pediatrics.153(2):80-3[DOI] .[PMID] 8157030.6 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1994Acrodermatitis-like syndrome in organic aciduria.Pediatrics.93(3):537-[DOI] .[PMID] 8115227.4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1994Bradycardia and gastroesophageal reflux in term and preterm infants: is there any relation?Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition.19(2):187-90[DOI] .[PMID] 7815241.17 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1994Concordance between serology and 13C-urea breath test in the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection.The American journal of gastroenterology.89(3):459-[DOI] .[PMID] 8122674.7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1994Evolution of Helicobacter pylori positivity in infants born from positive mothers.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition.19(1):87-90[DOI] .[PMID] 7965484.79 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1994Familial clustering of Helicobacter pylori infection.Clinical pediatrics.33(5):307-8[DOI] .[PMID] 8050260.14 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1994Helicobacter pylori infection in infants born from positive mothers.The American journal of gastroenterology.89(1):139-40[DOI] .[PMID] 8273790.7 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1994Manifestation of symptoms in children infected with Helicobacter pylori.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition.18(3):406-7[DOI] .[PMID] 8057232.2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1994New strategies for the use of short polymers of glucose in diarrhea.Clinical pediatrics.33(11):675-82[DOI] .[PMID] 7859427.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1994Sex ratio of Helicobacter pylori infection in childhood.The American journal of gastroenterology.89(2):293-[DOI] .[PMID] 8304332.13 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1994The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori positivity in a symptom-free population, aged 1 to 40 years.Journal of clinical epidemiology.47(10):1095-8[DOI] .[PMID] 7722542.41 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1994The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori positivity in human immunodeficiency virus-infected children.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition.19(4):417-20[DOI] .[PMID] 7876996.9 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1994Usefulness of specific IgM in the diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection.Pediatrics.93(2):342-3[DOI] .[PMID] 8121752.9 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1994Verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli in "idiopathic" thrombocytopenic purpura.Clinical pediatrics.33(6):383-[DOI] .[PMID] 8200178.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1993[Endoscopic closure of a recurrent tracheoesophageal fistula].Annales de chirurgie.47(8):736-9[DOI] .[PMID] 8311405.PubMed·Publisher's Site1993[Hemoptysis as manifestation of a Helicobacter pylori infection].Tijdschrift voor kindergeneeskunde.61(5):185-7[DOI] .[PMID] 8266314.PubMed·Publisher's Site1993A comparative evaluation of whey hydrolysate and whey-predominant formulas. How well do infants accept and tolerate them?Clinical pediatrics.32(7):433-7[DOI] .[PMID] 8365079.22 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1993Asymptomatic autoimmune chronic active hepatitis in a male adolescent.European journal of pediatrics.152(2):107-9[DOI] .[PMID] 8444216.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1993Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in adults and children by using the Malakit Helicobacter pylori, a commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.Journal of clinical microbiology.31(7):1770-3[DOI] .[PMID] 8349752.38 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1993Ethnic differences in Helicobacter pylori infection.European journal of pediatrics.152(4):377-8[DOI] .[PMID] 8482295.5 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1993Ethnic differences in Helicobacter pylori infection.European journal of pediatrics.152(2):176-[DOI] .[PMID] 8444233.3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1993Helicobacter pylori in children with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.Pediatrics.91(6):1217-[DOI] .[PMID] 8502537.2 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1993Helicobacter pylori infection in children.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition.17(1):117-8[DOI] .[PMID] 8350206.4 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1993Helicobacter pylori positivity.European journal of pediatrics.152(10):863-4[DOI] .[PMID] 8223793.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1993Helicobacter pylori serology.Journal of clinical microbiology.31(1):173-[DOI] .[PMID] 8417028.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1993Infantile hypertropic pyloric stenosis (HPS).Journal of pediatric surgery.28(11):1521-[DOI] .[PMID] 8301473.PubMed·Publisher's Site1993Low prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.The American journal of gastroenterology.88(8):1294-[DOI] .[PMID] 8338111.9 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1993Serological diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori.Gut.34(10):1467-[DOI] .[PMID] 8244124.1 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1993The nutritional value of a whey hydrolysate formula compared with a whey-predominant formula in healthy infants.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition.17(1):92-6[DOI] .[PMID] 8350218.51 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1993The prevalence of Helicobacter pylori-positive serology in asymptomatic children.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition.16(3):252-6[DOI] .[PMID] 8492251.88 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1993Validation of a new serologic test for the detection of Helicobacter pylori.Acta gastro-enterologica Belgica.56(5-6):309-14[DOI] .[PMID] 8140846.12 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1992[Helicobacter pylori infections in children].Tijdschrift voor kindergeneeskunde.60(2):35-9[DOI] .[PMID] 1641843.3 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1992Contribution of the 13C-urea breath test to the detection of Helicobacter pylori gastritis in children.Pediatrics.90(4):608-11[DOI] .[PMID] 1408517.133 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1992Esophagitis of likely traumatic origin in newborns.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition.15(1):81-4[DOI] .[PMID] 1403453.10 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1992Helicobacter pylori seropositivity in symptom-free children.Lancet (London, England).339(8808):1537-[DOI] .[PMID] 1351204.24 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1991Esophageal pH monitoring data during chest physiotherapy.Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition.13(1):23-6[DOI] .[PMID] 1919948.45 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site1991Syncopes leading to the diagnosis of a Helicobacter pylori positive chronic active haemorrhagic gastritis.European journal of pediatrics.150(8):560-1[DOI] .[PMID] 1954961.35 citations·PubMed·Publisher's Site Show More Office Information Academic Office uwe@blecker.com Show More