| Autor: |
WATANABE, Teruhiko, ISHIGAMI, Sumiya, SAIHARA, Tetsushi, NATSUGOE, Shoji |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
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| Zdroj: |
鹿児島大学医学雑誌=Medical journal of Kagoshima University. 63(2):37-41 |
| ISSN: |
0368-5063 |
| Popis: |
We report a case of 13-year-old boy suggested as eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EG). He was admitted about fifteenmonths ago with abdominal pain and diarrhea. Laboratory test revealed remarkable elevation of eosinophilic count.Computed tomography and ultrasonography revealed thickness of the intestine and ascites. Upper and lower endoscopyfindings were almost normal, and biopsy specimens did not reveal infiltrate of eosinophils. After excluding the possibilitiesof an inflammatory disease, parasitic disease, autoimmune disease and hypereosinophilic syndrome, he was suggestedas having EG of the predominant subserosal layer. Steroid therapy was markedly effective. EG is a rare disordercharacterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tissues. The etiology of EG is still unknown, but muchresearch has been done in recent years regarding the molecular progression. Steroid therapy is the mainstay of themanagement of the disorder. When a patient with abdominal complaints is consulted, it is very important to keep thisdisease in mind. |
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