title: Ascites and eosinophilic colitis in a young patient.
abstract: A 32-year-old man presented with 3-weeks history of abdominal pain and distention. Physical examination showed ascites, with no stigmata of chronic liver disease. Cytological preparations from the ascitic fluid showed a heavy population of mature eosinophils. Histological examination of colonic biopsies revealed a heavy expansion of the mucosa by sheaths of eosinophils. On the following days, the peripheral eosinophilia, ascites and abdominal pain resolved spontaneously.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar. yassin160@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mohammed A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Yassin
authors.forename: Fahmi Y
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Ani
authors.forename: Zeinab
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fawzy
authors.forename: Issam A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Al-Bozom
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000379:methods; D004760:Enterocolitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D004804:Eosinophils / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment