title: Localized eosinophilic gastroenteritis with necrotizing granulomas presenting as acute abdomen.
abstract: Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a condition of unknown aetiology that has been frequently reported involving the stomach and bowel. The colon is rarely cited as a site for the condition. We report a patient suffering from allergic symptoms (asthma, atopic dermatitis, elevated serum IgE levels) who presented with colonic perforation due to eosinophilic colitis with necrotizing granulomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Spain.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fraile
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-García
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beni-Pérez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Redondo
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D003092:Colitis / Q000150:complications*; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis