Perforated Duodenal Ulcer in a Pediatric Patient with Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis
An 11-year-old boy with eosinophilic gastroenteritis treated by an elimination diet alone presented with a perforated gastroduodenal ulcer subsequent to blunt trauma to the abdomen. Periph...
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1997-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1997/809363 |
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| Summary: | An 11-year-old boy with eosinophilic gastroenteritis treated by an elimination diet alone presented with a perforated gastroduodenal ulcer subsequent to blunt trauma to the abdomen. Peripheral eosinophilia, chronic iron deficiency, chronic hypoalbuminemia and severe failure to thrive had been present since age 2 years. Immunological work-up revealed food allergies, documented by skin tests. A review of the literature since 1966 revealed only six other cases of perforation of the gastrointestinal tract, one of whom was also a child. |
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| ISSN: | 0835-7900 |