title: Evaluation of chronic abdominal pain--a test of "patience".
abstract: A 4 year old girl with chronic abdominal pain of 6 months duration was provisionally diagnosed as eosinophilic gastroenteritis based on endoscopic biopsy This case is reported for its rarity.
authors.affiliation: Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Chennai, India. drsuresh30@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suresh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Andal
authors.forename: Malathi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sathiyasekaran
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001706:Biopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004724:Endoscopy; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans