Allergic Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis With Protein-losing Enteropathy: Intestinal Pathology, Clinical Course, and Long-term Follow-up

• Published in: Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition Vol. 42; no. 5; pp. 516 - 521
• Main Authors: Chehade, Mirna, Magid, Margret S, Mofidi, Shideh, Nowak-Wegrzyn, Anna, Sampson, Hugh A, Sicherer, Scott H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc 01.05.2006; Lippincott
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Eosinophils; Feeding. Feeding behavior; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gastroenteritis - complications; Gastroenteritis - pathology; Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen; Humans; Intestines - pathology; Medical sciences; Other diseases. Semiology; Protein-Losing Enteropathies - complications; Protein-Losing Enteropathies - pathology; Retrospective Studies; Stomach - pathology; Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; Immunopathology; Allergy; Eosinophilic gastroenteritis-Protein-losing enteropathy-Mast cell-Eosinophil-Amino acid; Metabolic diseases; Long term; Eosinophil; Inflammatory disease; Protein losing enteropathy; Eosinophilic gastroenteritis; Anatomic pathology; Intestinal malabsorption; Aminoacid; Gastroenterology; Digestive diseases; Intestinal disease; Mast cell; Gastric disease

OBJECTIVES:A subset of patients with allergic eosinophilic gastroenteritis (AEG) has anemia and hypoalbuminemia caused by protein-losing enteropathy (PLE). Our goals were to describe the response to therapy and the long-term outcome of patients in this subgroup and to evaluate their gastric and inte...