Eosinophilic gastroenteritis presenting as acute abdomen.
Many causes of acute abdomen are diagnosed on computed tomography (CT). We present two cases of eosinophilic gastroenteritis that showed mural thickening of the stomach, duodenum, and/or proximal jejunum on CT. The correct diagnosis was made by checking the eosinophil count, and, in one case, unnecessary surgery was avoided.
Sandrasegaran
Kumaresan
K
Department of Radiology, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. ksandras@iupui.edu
Rajesh
Arumugam
A
Maglinte
Dean D
DD
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed