A Patient With Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Presenting With Severe Abdominal Pain
ABSTRACT Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the stomach and intestine. It is a rare disorder with bizarre presentations, making it difficult to diagnose and often leading to misdiagnoses. It can present with abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, obstruction,...
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| description | ABSTRACT Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the stomach and intestine. It is a rare disorder with bizarre presentations, making it difficult to diagnose and often leading to misdiagnoses. It can present with abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, obstruction, ascites, etc. Here, we report a case of a middle‐aged female who presented with severe abdominal pain and was initially suspected to have acute pancreatitis. She received conservative management, but symptoms did not improve. This led to further evaluation, which revealed peripheral blood eosinophilia. Although the mucosa appeared normal on esophagogastroduodenoscopy, biopsy from multiple sites revealed eosinophilic infiltration in the gastric and duodenal lamina propria. The patient was then successfully treated with oral steroid. Due to its varied presentations, eosinophilic gastroenteritis should be considered as the differential diagnosis in different abdominal presentations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a4c1924e7e544e43bed9ae1bf856676d2025-08-20T01:57:19ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042024-12-011212n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.9667A Patient With Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Presenting With Severe Abdominal PainSumona Islam0Dewan Saifuddin Ahmed1Nabila Tasneem Khan2Farjana Sultana Rakhi3Department of Gastroenterology Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Dhaka BangladeshDepartment of Gastroenterology Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Dhaka BangladeshDelta Hospital Dhaka BangladeshDepartment of Gastroenterology Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Dhaka BangladeshABSTRACT Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the stomach and intestine. It is a rare disorder with bizarre presentations, making it difficult to diagnose and often leading to misdiagnoses. It can present with abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, obstruction, ascites, etc. Here, we report a case of a middle‐aged female who presented with severe abdominal pain and was initially suspected to have acute pancreatitis. She received conservative management, but symptoms did not improve. This led to further evaluation, which revealed peripheral blood eosinophilia. Although the mucosa appeared normal on esophagogastroduodenoscopy, biopsy from multiple sites revealed eosinophilic infiltration in the gastric and duodenal lamina propria. The patient was then successfully treated with oral steroid. Due to its varied presentations, eosinophilic gastroenteritis should be considered as the differential diagnosis in different abdominal presentations.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.9667eosinophiliaeosinophilic gastroenteritiseosinophilic gastrointestinal disorderseosinophilic infiltration |
| spellingShingle | Sumona Islam Dewan Saifuddin Ahmed Nabila Tasneem Khan Farjana Sultana Rakhi A Patient With Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Presenting With Severe Abdominal Pain Clinical Case Reports eosinophilia eosinophilic gastroenteritis eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders eosinophilic infiltration |
| title | A Patient With Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Presenting With Severe Abdominal Pain |
| title_full | A Patient With Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Presenting With Severe Abdominal Pain |
| title_fullStr | A Patient With Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Presenting With Severe Abdominal Pain |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Patient With Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Presenting With Severe Abdominal Pain |
| title_short | A Patient With Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Presenting With Severe Abdominal Pain |
| title_sort | patient with eosinophilic gastroenteritis presenting with severe abdominal pain |
| topic | eosinophilia eosinophilic gastroenteritis eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders eosinophilic infiltration |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.9667 |
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