title: Eosinophilic gastroenteritis.
abstract: Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a disease of rare incidence and unknown etiology. The descriptions of these rare cases refer to adults; there are few reports of children stricken with eosinophilic gastroenteritis. Our study presents a case of eosinophilic gastroenteritis in a 9-year-old girl suffering from recurrent abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhoea, oedema of the lower extremities and ascites. The diagnosis was based on clinical features and confirmed by histopathologic examination of a biopsy specimen obtained from an upper gastroendoscopy. Food and parasitic allergens as aetiopathogenetic agents were taken into consideration.
authors.affiliation: Probationary-Isolation Department, Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital, Lódź, Poland.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Woźniakowska-Gesicka
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Płaneta-Małecka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wiśniewska
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Czkwianianc
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kałuzyński
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suski
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000473:pathology*; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology*