title: Eosinophilic colitis as an unusual cause of severe bloody diarrhea.
abstract: Eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases may affect the colon; however, isolated colonic involvement is very rare. Diagnosis of eosinophilic colitis requires clinical suspicion and it should be differentiated from other disorders causing eosinophil accumulation in the colon tissue. Herein we present a 46-year-old female admitted to the hospital with the complaints of bloody diarrhea (25-30 times a day), fever, abdominal pain and weight loss. Eosinophilic colitis was diagnosed and she was treated with steroid successfully.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Türkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. ibrahimer16@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ertuğrul
authors.forename: Aysel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ulker
authors.forename: Nesrin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Turhan
authors.forename: Ulkü
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Dağli
authors.forename: Nurgül
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saşmaz
mesh_terms: D003092:Colitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology; D003113:Colonoscopy; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D005773:Gastroscopy; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids