Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis and Familial Mediterranean Fever in a Child With MEFV Gene Mutation

Autor:	Sanaz Mehrabani, Mohammad Pornasrollah, Leila Moslemi
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Eosinophilic gastroenteritis Familial mediterranean fever MEFV gene mutations Iran Medicine (General) R5-920
Zdroj:	Acta Medica Iranica, Vol 57, Iss 5 (2019)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0044-6025 1735-9694
DOI:	10.18502/acta.v57i5.1870
Popis:	Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EG) is a rare inflammatory disorder affecting both children and adults. The exact etiology of the disease is not clear. A child presented with episodic generalized abdominal pain since a year ago without fever at first. After endoscopic and colonoscopic examinations, histopathological examination showed an increased number of eosinophils and diagnosis of EG was made. After elimination of dairy products from his regimen, abdominal pain attacks was reduced, but he got a fever. Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) diagnosis was made by genetic evaluation which showed MEV gene mutation. Symptoms were resolved with the treatment of colchicine which confirmed FMF diagnosis.
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