title: Eosinophilic gastroenteritis presenting as acute abdomen.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. ksandras@iupui.edu
authors.forename: Kumaresan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sandrasegaran
authors.forename: Arumugam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rajesh
authors.forename: Dean D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Maglinte
mesh_terms: 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