Eosinophilic granuloma of the stomach.
Two patients with eosinophilic granuloma of the stomach are discussed. The first patient had extensive and time-consuming investigations before the diagnosis was confirmed after surgery, while the second patient's presentation corresponded so closely to the first that a correct preoperative diagnosis was entertained with a minimum of investigations and delay. The barium-meal examinations in both patients were very typical of the condition, but the endoscopy findings and biopsy histology reports were noncontributory. Neither of the patients had a history of allergy or eosinophilia. The lesions were localized to the distal part of the stomach and the resected specimens were microscopically typical of eosinophilic granuloma of the stomach.
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van Rensburg
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Keet
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Adams
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy