Ascites and eosinophilic colitis in a young patient.
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.
Yassin
Mohammed A
MA
Department of Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar. yassin160@hotmail.com
Khan
Fahmi Y
FY
Al-Ani
Ahmed
A
Fawzy
Zeinab
Z
Al-Bozom
Issam A
IA
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