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.

Malabsorption

Impaired ability to absorb one or more nutrients from the intestine.


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PMID (PMCID)
29511487
(5838196)
 OTHER
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis; a report of two cases with different presentations.
Sadeghi A, Abdi E, Jamshidfar N, Barzegar F, Lahmi F.
Gastroenterol Hepatol Bed Bench. 2017;10(Suppl1):S161-S164.
Depends on the involvement region of Eosinophilic gastroenteritis, GI symptoms are variable including abdominal pain, malabsorption, gastric and duodenal ulcer.
27785258
(5051131)
 OTHER
Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis With Malabsorption, Acute Intestinal Obstruction, Ascites and Pleural Effusion: A Case Report and Review of Literature.
de Matos Brasil AA, Bezerra LN, Bruno EL, Carvalho DR, de Oliveira PL, Leite RL.
Gastroenterology Res. 2013;6(6):233-236.
Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis With Malabsorption, Acute Intestinal Obstruction, Ascites and Pleural Effusion: A Case Report and Review of Literature.
20571153
 FEMALE Child
Malabsorption syndrome and leukotriene inhibitor.
Selva Kumar C, Das RR, Balakrishnan CD, Balagurunathan K, Chaudhuri K.
J Trop Pediatr. 2011;57(2):135-7.
We describe a 12-year-old girl with diarrhea and malabsorption, who was later diagnosed to have eosinophilic gastroenteritis, was unresponsive to standard therapies, but exhibited marked improvement with use of montelukast.
18607399
 FEMALE Middle Aged
A case of adult-onset Satoyoshi syndrome with gastric ulceration and eosinophilic enteritis.
Asherson RA, Giampaolo D, Strimling M.
Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol. 2008;4(8):439-44.
Satoyoshi syndrome with autoimmune features (high levels of antinuclear antibody and antibodies to thyroid tissue) and malabsorption due to eosinophilic enteritis.
8362389
 FEMALE Adult
[Eosinophilic gastroenteritis].
Hokland BM, Halvorsen T, Bengtson MB, Laane B, Haarberg G.
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1993;113(18):2250-1.
Clinically eosinophilic gastroenteritis may present with ascites, malabsorption or gut obstruction.