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Eosinophilic gastroenteritis presenting with colitis and cholangitis.

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Schoonbroodt, D. Hoang, Pierre [UCL] Horsmans, Yves [UCL] Laka, A. Geubel, André [UCL]

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EG) is a rare condition that most commonly affects the stomach and intestine. Large bowel involvement has also been described. We report a case of EG presenting with colitis and cholangitis. This is the first case of associated cholangitis demonstrated radiologically and histologically. Simultaneous biliary and gastrointestinal tract involvement suggest a common link between EG and hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES). However, HES requires high peripheral hypereosinophilia and several organs including gastrointestinal tract, lung, heart, infiltrated with eosinophils. The patient's condition improved with corticosteroids.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Case Reports, Journal Article, Review
Access type Accès restreint
Publication date 1995
Journal information "Digestive diseases and sciences" - Vol. 40, no. 2, p. 308-14 (1995)
Peer reviewed yes
issn 0163-2116
Publication status Publié
Affiliations UCL - Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc
UCL - MD/MINT - Département de médecine interne
MESH Subject Adult ; Biopsy ; Cholangitis - diagnosis - drug therapy - pathology ; Colitis - diagnosis - drug therapy - pathology ; Colon - pathology ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Eosinophilia - diagnosis - drug therapy - pathology ; Gastroenteritis - diagnosis - drug therapy - pathology ; Humans ; Liver - pathology ; Male ; Prednisolone - administration & dosage ; Recurrence
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Bibliographic reference Schoonbroodt, D. ; Hoang, Pierre ; Horsmans, Yves ; Laka, A. ; Geubel, André. Eosinophilic gastroenteritis presenting with colitis and cholangitis.. In: Digestive diseases and sciences, Vol. 40, no. 2, p. 308-14 (1995)
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