Exploration of useful clinical laboratory values as diagnostic criteria for eosinophilic gastroenteritis.

Background: Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) is a rare eosinophilic infiltrative disorder. In Japan, EGE is diagnosed using clinical symptoms as well as microscopic, haematologic and histopathological findings. In this study, we examined the usefulness of laboratory data in the diagnosis of EGE.