Serosal Type Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis.
10.12771/emj.2014.37.2.126
- Author:
So Young AHN
1
;
Tae Hun KIM
;
Min Kyung CHUNG
;
Ji Young CHANG
;
Soo Kyung LIM
;
Ko Eun LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. thkm@ewha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis;
Serosal type
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Ascites;
Eosinophilia;
Eosinophils*;
Female;
Gastroenteritis*;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Humans;
Intestine, Small;
Stomach
- From:The Ewha Medical Journal
2014;37(2):126-130
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare, benign condition, characterized by various gastrointestinal symptoms associated with eosinophilic infiltration of the wall of the any part of the digestive tract, most commonly the stomach and small intestine. Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is generally classified according to the involved layer of the gastrointestinal tract. Serosal type is the rarest form of eosinophilic gastroenteritis that is characteristically accompanied with eosinophilic ascites and responds well to steroid treatment. We have experienced a typical case of serosal type eosinophilic gastroenteritis in a women who complained of abdominal pain. She had peripheral eosinophilia, gastric and small bowel wall thickening with eosionophilic ascites. Her symptom relieved rapidly after starting corticosteroid treatment and she had long been in clinical remission after discontinuation of corticosteroid administration.
