Hematemesis as Initial Presentation in a 10-Week-Old Infant with Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare condition characterized by eosinophilic inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract resulting in a variety of gastrointestinal symptoms. There is currently a dearth of information on this topic in the pediatric literature, as very few cases have been reported. I...
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| description | Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare condition characterized by eosinophilic inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract resulting in a variety of gastrointestinal symptoms. There is currently a dearth of information on this topic in the pediatric literature, as very few cases have been reported. In this report, we present a case of eosinophilic gastroenteritis in a 10-week-old patient with initial presenting symptom of hematemesis. To our knowledge, this is the youngest case reported in the literature and is unique in its initial presentation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-043b92d5986143fa85646fccac01c8e92025-02-03T06:44:22ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112017-01-01201710.1155/2017/23914172391417Hematemesis as Initial Presentation in a 10-Week-Old Infant with Eosinophilic GastroenteritisVarun Shetty0Kayla E. Daniel1Anil Kesavan2Department of Medicine-Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center, 1645 W. Jackson Blvd., Suite 215, Chicago, IL 60612, USADepartment of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 700 Children’s Dr, Columbus, OH 43205, USASection of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Rush University Medical Center, Professional Building, 1725 W. Harrison Street, Suite 710, Chicago, IL 60612, USAEosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare condition characterized by eosinophilic inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract resulting in a variety of gastrointestinal symptoms. There is currently a dearth of information on this topic in the pediatric literature, as very few cases have been reported. In this report, we present a case of eosinophilic gastroenteritis in a 10-week-old patient with initial presenting symptom of hematemesis. To our knowledge, this is the youngest case reported in the literature and is unique in its initial presentation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2391417 |
| spellingShingle | Varun Shetty Kayla E. Daniel Anil Kesavan Hematemesis as Initial Presentation in a 10-Week-Old Infant with Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Case Reports in Pediatrics |
| title | Hematemesis as Initial Presentation in a 10-Week-Old Infant with Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis |
| title_full | Hematemesis as Initial Presentation in a 10-Week-Old Infant with Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis |
| title_fullStr | Hematemesis as Initial Presentation in a 10-Week-Old Infant with Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hematemesis as Initial Presentation in a 10-Week-Old Infant with Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis |
| title_short | Hematemesis as Initial Presentation in a 10-Week-Old Infant with Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis |
| title_sort | hematemesis as initial presentation in a 10 week old infant with eosinophilic gastroenteritis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2391417 |
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