Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EG) is an inflammatory bowel condition characterised by eosinophilic infiltration of the stomach and small bowel. Smoking and certain foods can trigger EG.A man in his 40s presented to the emergency department with acute abdominal pain. He had rebound tenderness and guarding on his initial abdominal examination. A subsequent CT scan showed jejunal wall thickening and ascitesHe had similar attacks of abdominal pain and was misdiagnosed with familial Mediterranean fever and Crohn's disease.Paracentesis revealed eosinophilic ascites. No mucosal abnormality was detected on gastroduodenoscopy and colonoscopy. A double-balloon enteroscopy revealed mucosal inflammation in the jejunum and a biopsy was taken. In this biopsy, eosinophilic jejunitis was detected. He was given corticosteroids and montelukast and his condition was resolved promptly. After discharge, he had attacks of EG until he quit smoking. After quitting smoking, he had an attack once in the last 2 years after consuming eggplant.
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Acta Parasitol
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Iranian National Registry Centre for Lophomoniasis and Toxoplasmosis, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, P.O Box: 48166-33131, Sari, Iran.
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Gastroenterology , First Affiliated Hospital. China Medical University.
A 53-year-old man presented with abdominal pain and distension, accompanied with vomiting, and weight loss. Then he was treated with gastrointestinal decompression and enema, but the symptom of abdominal pain and distension continued with no relief. He had no drug or food allergies.
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Department Of Gastroenterology, Dokuz Eylul Universitesi, Izmir, Turkey.
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July 2024
Gastroenterology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, USA.
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE), also known as eosinophilic enteritis (EoN), are both parts of the eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease (EGID) and share pathogenic similarities. Over the past two decades, the incidence and prevalence of EoE have rapidly increased, especially in Western countries, while EGE remains rare. Unlike EoE, no standard treatment strategies or guidelines have been established due to the extreme rarity of EGE, especially in Western countries.
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Department of Clinical Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Oczapowskiego 13, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland.
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