Eosinophilic gastroenteritis with rectal involvement: case report and a review of literature

An unusual case of eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) is reported. Fewer than 150 cases of EGE have been reported in the world literature to date. This is the first case of this disease reported to have rectal involvement, and only the second case in which colonic involvement has been histologically...

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Published inJournal of the National Medical Association Vol. 73; no. 8; pp. 749 - 753
Main Authors Chisholm, Jr, J C, Martin, H I
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.08.1981
Subjects
Adult
Case Reports
Eosinophilia - pathology
Female
Food Hypersensitivity - complications
Gastroenteritis - blood
Humans
Rectum - pathology
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Summary:An unusual case of eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) is reported. Fewer than 150 cases of EGE have been reported in the world literature to date. This is the first case of this disease reported to have rectal involvement, and only the second case in which colonic involvement has been histologically documented. The addition of this case to those previously reported in the literature would suggest that EGE may involve any segment of the gastrointestinal tract.
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ISSN:0027-9684
1943-4693