title: Diffuse eosinophilic gastroenteropathy with pleural effusion and ascites.
abstract: We are reporting a case of a 39-year-old woman with a picture of constipation, who came to our department. Anamnesticly she claimed on constipation and flatulence for 6 days, and on slight cough for last two days, but no other symptoms. After complete diagnostic treatment we found a pleural effusion in right lung and ascites in a bowel. Cytologicly, we didn't find malignant cells in pleural effusion nor in ascites, but there was an amount of eosinophilic granulocytes in a gastric wall and a solid tumour mass near mesentery of a gut. We also found a lot of eosinophilic cells in a solid tumour mass. Other organs had no pathology. This finding indicated for eosinophilic gastroenteritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstretics and Gynecology, J. J. Strossmeyer University, Clinical Hospital Osijek, Croatia. igorhr@t-online.de
authors.forename: Zlatko
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hrgovic
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bukovic
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hirs
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mrcela
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Karelovic
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hrgovic
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Blazicevic
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001201:Ascites / Q000209:etiology; D003248:Constipation / Q000209:etiology; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology