title: Eosinophilic enteritis with perforation.
abstract: A case of eosinophilic granuloma of the gastrointestinal tract with free perforation is described. The authors believe this is the first such case to be published. The patient, a 60-year-old woman, had no history of allergy. At laparotomy, 100 ml of pus was aspirated. A 42-cm section of small bowel, containing multiple punched-out ulcers, was excised. The mucosa and submucosa of the operative specimen were edematous; there was a moderate inflammatory infiltrate containing numerous eosinophils and neutrophils. The lesion appeared to represent a local reaction to some antigen with resultant eosinophilic infiltration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Amiri Hospital, Kuwait.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Walia
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Walia
mesh_terms: D004751:Enteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged