[Eosinophilic gastroenteritis in a tropical area: report of a Congolese case].
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.
Ibara
Jean-Rosaire
JR
Service de Gastro-entérologie et Médecine Interne, CHU de Brazzaville, Congo. jribara@yahoo.fr
Ngoma Mambouana
Philomène
P
Colombel
Jean-Frédéric
JF
Itoua-Ngaporo
Assori
A
Paris
Jean-Claude
JC
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
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones