title: Eosinophilic enterocolitis diagnosed by means of upper endoscopy and colonoscopy with random biopsies treated with budenoside: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Intense infiltration of gastrointestinal and colonic mucosa with eosinophils or acidophilic gastroenteritis (EG) is a relatively uncommon picture for a pathologist endoscopist especially outside the pediatric age group and is highly suggestive of an ongoing chronic inflammatory process. Existing literature projected a hypothetical association with allergy but the exact pathophysiology is still unknown. Association with malabsorption, protein losing enteropathy, and refractory ulcers with gastrointestinal bleeding makes the clinical presentation more complicated. We present a unique case of diarrhea and abdominal pain in the clinical presentation with associated peripheral eosinophilia, asthma, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The patient's symptoms abated after initiation of budesonide.
authors: Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY 11554, USA.
authors: Ghulamullah
authors: G
authors: Shahzad
authors: Duane
authors: D
authors: Moise
authors: Seth
authors: S
authors: Lipka
authors: Kaleem
authors: K
authors: Rizvon
authors: Paul J
authors: PJ
authors: Mustacchia