Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome


Peritonitis

Inflammation of the peritoneum.


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PMID (PMCID)
8899510
MALE Child
Perforation of small intestine caused by Churg-Strauss syndrome.
Sharma MC, Safaya R, Sidhu BS.
J Clin Gastroenterol. 1996;23(3):232-5.
The patient was being treated for idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome for 2 years; he later developed acute peritonitis and an emergency laparotomy revealed 3-cm-diameter perforation in the small intestine.