Eosinophilic gastroenteritis, ascites, and pancreatitis: A case report and review of the literature

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis, ascites, and pancreatitis: A case report and review of the literature

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is an inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract in which eosinophilic infiltration occurs in the gut layers. A case of subserosal eosinophilic gastroenteritis was diagnosed in a patient with abdominal pain, eosinophilic ascites, and pancreatitis. To our knowled...

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Published in:Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Vol. 97; no. 9; pp. 905 - 906
Main Authors: LE, Connie D, HIEN NGUYEN
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01-09-2004
Southern Medical Association
Subjects:
Abdomen
Adult
Anti-Inflammatory Agents - therapeutic use
Ascites - complications
Biological and medical sciences
Care and treatment
Case studies
Eosinophilia - complications
Eosinophilia - physiopathology
Female
Gastroenteritis
Gastroenteritis - complications
Gastroenteritis - drug therapy
Gastroenteritis - physiopathology
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
General aspects
Humans
Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas
Medical sciences
Other diseases. Semiology
Pancreatitis - complications
Prednisone - therapeutic use
Effusion
Gastroenteritis
Pancreatitis
Review
Eosinophil
Case study
Medicine
Abdominal disease
Digestive diseases
Intestinal disease
Ascites
Bibliographic review
Gastric disease
Pancreatic disease
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Summary:Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is an inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract in which eosinophilic infiltration occurs in the gut layers. A case of subserosal eosinophilic gastroenteritis was diagnosed in a patient with abdominal pain, eosinophilic ascites, and pancreatitis. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of eosinophilic gastroenteritis associated with concurrent eosinophilic ascites and pancreatitis.
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ISSN:0038-4348
1541-8243
DOI:10.1097/01.SMJ.0000139403.55785.1C