Eosinophilic gastroenteritis

A rare benign gastrointestinal disease characterized by the presence of abnormal and nonspecific gastro-intestinal (GI) manifestations, associated with an eosinophilic infiltration of the GI tract, which can affect several segments and involve several layers within the GI wall.

Pancreatitis

The presence of inflammation in the pancreas.


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PMID (PMCID)
26315204
 MALE Child
Acute acalculous cholecystitis with eosinophilic infiltration.
Muta Y, Odaka A, Inoue S, Komagome M, Beck Y, Tamura M, Arai E.
Pediatr Int. 2015;57(4):788-91.
In addition, it may be seen in conjunction with eosinophilic gastroenteritis, eosinophilic pancreatitis, or both.
16525206
 FEMALE Adult
Recurrent acute pancreatitis due to eosinophilic gastroenteritis. Case report and literature review.
Lyngbaek S, Adamsen S, Aru A, Bergenfeldt M.
JOP. 2006;7(2):211-7.
The pancreatitis is probably due to duct obstruction, but some cases of eosinophilic gastroenteritis have pancreatic tissue eosinophilia.
15455985
 FEMALE Adult
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis, ascites, and pancreatitis: a case report and review of the literature.
Le Connie D, Nguyen H.
South Med J. 2004;97(9):905-6.
To our knowledge, this is the first case report of eosinophilic gastroenteritis associated with concurrent eosinophilic ascites and pancreatitis.
15455985
 FEMALE Adult
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis, ascites, and pancreatitis: a case report and review of the literature.
Le Connie D, Nguyen H.
South Med J. 2004;97(9):905-6.
A case of subserosal eosinophilic gastroenteritis was diagnosed in a patient with abdominal pain, eosinophilic ascites, and pancreatitis.
11149970
 MALE Adult
Eosinophilic pancreatitis: a rare entity that can mimic a pancreatic neoplasm.
Euscher E, Vaswani K, Frankel W.
Ann Diagn Pathol. 2000;4(6):379-85.
Although an uncommon condition, eosinophilic pancreatitis is a syndrome lacking well-defined causes that can be associated with eosinophilic gastroenteritis, a treatable condition, or the potentially fatal hypereosinophilic syndrome.