Eosinophilic gastroenteritis associated with food allergy and bronchial asthma.
In some patients, eosinophilic gastroenteritis(EG) occurs in those with food allergy. We experienced a non-atopic asthmatic who had an EG associated with food allergy to fish and eggs, and blood eosinophilia. A skin prick test and RAST to causative food allergens showed a negative result. A fiber-optic endoscopic biopsy from the gastric mucosa showed an intense eosinophilic infiltration. We could find symptomatic improvement and a disappearance of eosinophilic infiltration in gastric mucosa after complete avoidance from the causative food and oral cortcosteroid. It was suggested that fiber-optic endoscopic biopsy might be needed to identify coexisting EG if an allergic patient with blood eosinophilia complains of severe gastrointestinal symptoms.
Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Korea.
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Park
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Kim
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Jang
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D004724:Endoscopy; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications*; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications*; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones