Localized eosinophilic gastroenteritis with necrotizing granulomas presenting as acute abdomen.
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.
Fraile
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Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Spain.
Rodríguez-García
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Beni-Pérez
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Redondo
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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