Polyarteritis Nodosa "mimicking" eosinophilic gastroenteritis.
This case of a 71-year-old man with persistent eosinophilia (33-54%), intermittent abdominal pain, and transient pulmonary infiltrates illustrates how polyarteritis nodosa may mimic eosinophilic gastroenteritis. The radiographic manifestations and clinical findings of both are similar.
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004802:Eosinophilia; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D007583:Jejunum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D013270:Stomach / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology