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.

Intermittent diarrhea



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PMID (PMCID)
21836658
FEMALE Adult
[Eosinophilic gastroenteritis with ascites: clinical case report].
Yep Gamarra V, Matos Nova A, Aldave Herrera A.
Rev Gastroenterol Peru. 2011;31(2):173-7.
We report a case of eosinophilic gastroenteritis whose main presentation was ascites with peripheral eosinophilia and chronic intermittent diarrhea in a patient with a history of atopy.