Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis: Case Report and Review in Search for Diagnostic Key Points
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is considered an uncommon disease with a low incidence rate that remains as a diagnostic challenge for the clinician, in spite of the fact that seventy years have passed since...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/239506 |
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| Summary: | Eosinophilic
gastroenteritis is considered an uncommon
disease with a low incidence rate that remains
as a diagnostic challenge for the clinician, in
spite of the fact that seventy years have passed
since its original description. Hereby we
present the case of a 29-year-old male without
history of allergies who was evaluated for
unspecific gastrointestinal symptoms, without
relevant findings on physical examination and
presenting an initial complete blood count (CBC)
with severe eosinophilia. The patient was
evaluated and the diagnosis of eosinophilic
gastroenteritis was confirmed by
histopathological findings. The relevance of the
case resides in highlighting the lack of
guidelines or consensus for histological
diagnosis being virtually the only one
available. To a similar extent, treatment
evidence is based on case series with a
reasonable number of patients and case
reports. |
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| ISSN: | 2090-6528 2090-6536 |