title: Eosinophilic gastroenteritis presenting as relapsing severe abdominal pain and enteropathy with protein loss.
abstract: Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EG) is an uncommon gastrointestinal tract disease, and diagnosis can be difficult. A combination of acute or recurrent abdominal pain with peripheral hypereosinophilia suggests the diagnosis. Surgery in patients with these features might therefore be avoided. Physicians must maintain a high index of suspicion and a working knowledge of the natural history of EG in order to establish the proper diagnosis. We present the case of a young man with EG who presented with relapsing severe abdominal pain and enteropathy with protein loss.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: H-H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: C-H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: L-S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: R-Y
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Shyu
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications*; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D015431:Weight Loss