title: Eosinophilic gastroenteritis or eosinophilic chloroma?
abstract: Granulocytic sarcoma of the small intestine preceding or as the presenting feature of acute myelogenous leukemia with chromosome 16 abnormalities has been observed in at least 4 patients. We report the case of a patient initially diagnosed with eosinophilic gastroenteritis, responding to corticosteroid treatment for 21 months and eventually transforming into an acute myelogenous leukemia with eosinophilia (M4Eo variant).
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Hematologia, Hospital General Vall Hebron, Barcelona, Spain. anjulia@cs.vhebron.es
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Julia
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Nomdedeu
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002885:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 16; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D023981:Sarcoma, Myeloid / Q000150:complications* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones