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Case Reports
. 2013 Jul 16;7(2):293-8.
doi: 10.1159/000354147. Print 2013 May.

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis: review of a rare and treatable disease of the gastrointestinal tract

Amit Mori  1 , Chijioke Enweluzo, David Grier, Madhu Badireddy
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Case Reports

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis: review of a rare and treatable disease of the gastrointestinal tract

Amit Mori et al. Case Rep Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare disease of the gastrointestinal tract characterized by crampy abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, gastrointestinal bleeding, and weight loss associated with peripheral eosinophilia leading to eosinophilic infiltrates in stomach and intestine, usually in a patient with a prior history of atopy. In this article, we describe our encounter with a 59-year-old female presenting with severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss with an extensive evaluation including an upper endoscopy with biopsies resulting in a diagnosis of eosinophilic gastroenteritis. The patient was eventually treated with oral prednisone for three weeks with complete resolution of her symptoms.

Keywords: Desensitization; Eosinophilic gastroenteritis; Erythematous; Infiltration; Mucosal; Samter's triad.

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Fig. 1
Duodenal biopsy showed up to 84 eosinophils per high-power field as indicated by arrows, indicative of EGE. Hematoxylin and eosin, ×400.
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