Objective: This study was designed to assess whether gastrointestinal administration of iodinated contrast media results in peripheral blood eosinophilia.
Materials And Methods: We studied 110 patients in a retrospective review. Diatrizoate meglumine and diatrizoate sodium for abdominal CT were administered to 98 of these patients; 22 of the 98 had also been given the same contrast medium administered by enema.