title: Eosinophilic infiltrates of the gastrointestinal tract.
abstract: There are two lesions which are often confused despite their quite distinct clinical and pathological differences: the inflammatory fibroid polyp and eosinophilic gastroenteritis. Other eosinophilic lesions likely to be encountered in the gut also pose problems of differential diagnosis.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Blackshaw
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Levison
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006646:Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008894:Milk Proteins / Q000009:adverse effects; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D008894:Milk Proteins