Resolution of eosinophilic gastroenteritis after resection of uterine leiomyomas.
Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGIDs) primarily affect the gastrointestinal tract. EGIDs have a broad spectrum of presentations, characterised by prominent eosinophilic infiltration through a variable depth in the gastrointestinal tract in the absence of a known cause for eosinophilia. EGIDs include eosinophilic oesophagitis, eosinophilic gastritis, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, eosinophilic enteritis and eosinophilic colitis. Here, we report EGID in a woman who had co-existing uterine leiomyomas. Her EGID resolved after resection of the leiomyomas. She remained asymptomatic on follow-up 13 months after the myomectomy, with resolution of the eosinophilic infiltrate in the gastrointestinal tract.
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D004751:Enteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005756:Gastritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000379:methods; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D020127:Recovery of Function; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*