title: [Eosinophilic gastroenteritis in a tropical area: report of a Congolese case].
abstract: Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is an uncommon disease with an unknown natural history, and its relation to digestive allergies has not been confirmed. This study reports the case of a 27 year old patient who developed eosinophilic gastroenteritis with gastric, intestinal, rectal and peritoneal localisations. In the Congo, massive blood hypereosinophilia suggests digestive parasitosis and gastroenteritis with malnutrition and cutaneous symptoms suggest AIDS/HIV, making the present agnosis uncommon.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gastro-entérologie et Médecine Interne, CHU de Brazzaville, Congo. jribara@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Jean-Rosaire
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ibara
authors.forename: Philomène
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ngoma Mambouana
authors.forename: Jean-Frédéric
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Colombel
authors.forename: Assori
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Itoua-Ngaporo
authors.forename: Jean-Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Paris
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D003223:Congo; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D014329:Tropical Climate; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones