title: [Eosinophilic colitis: an unusual cause of acute abdomen. Case report and review of literature].
abstract: The Authors report a case of acute abdomen caused by a colic stenosis due to eosinophilic gastroenteritis. It is a not frequent disease, often clinically unclear: in the medical literature the Authors have found only 346 cases in publications concerning the period January 1990 - December 2005. The clinical presentation is very changeable, related to the involved site of alimentary tract and to the level of eosinophilic infiltration of the wall. There are no diagnosis criteria universally acknowledged and the most efficient procedure is thought being the intestinal biopsy which enables showing the infiltration of the digestive wall. The cure is above all medical with administration of corticosteroid: surgery surely has a less important role, reserved to the cases with acute onset.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Azienda Ospedaliera di Rilievo Nazionale A Cardarelli, Dipartimento di Emergenza e Accettazione, U.O.C. Chirugia Generale e d'Urgenza con Osservazione Chirugica Polispecialistica, Italy.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Robustelli
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Armellino
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: D'Ambrosio
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Stefano
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bellotti
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grimaldi
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D003092:Colitis / Q000150:complications*; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged