Eosinophilic gastroenteritis associated with food allergy and bronchial asthma.
10.3346/jkms.1995.10.3.216
- Author:
Hae Sim PARK
1
;
Hak San KIM
;
Hee Jin JANG
Author Information
1. Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis;
Food allergy;
Bronchial asthma
- MeSH:
Adrenal Cortex Hormones/therapeutic use;
Asthma/*complications/drug therapy;
Case Report;
Endoscopy;
Eosinophilia/*complications;
Food Hypersensitivity/*complications;
Gastric Mucosa/pathology;
Gastroenteritis/*complications/diagnosis/pathology;
Human;
Male;
Middle Age
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
1995;10(3):216-219
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
I n some patients, eosinophilic gastroenteritis(EG) occurs in those with food allergy. We experienced a non-atopic asthmatic who had an EG associated with food allergy to fish and eggs, and blood eosinophilia. A skin prick test and RAST to causative food allergens showed a negative result. A fiber-optic endoscopic biopsy from the gastric mucosa showed an intense eosinophilic infiltration. We could find symptomatic improvement and a disappearance of eosinophilic infiltration in gastric mucosa after complete avoidance from the causative food and oral cortcosteroid. It was suggested that fiber-optic endoscopic biopsy might be needed to identify coexisting EG if an allergic patient with blood eosinophilia complains of severe gastrointestinal symptoms.
