Abstract

AZEVEDO, Richard José Lopes et al. Eosinophilic Enterocolitis: An Exceedingly Rare Entity. GE Port J Gastroenterol [online]. 2018, vol.25, n.4, pp.184-188. ISSN 2341-4545.  https://doi.org/10.1159/000481915.

Eosinophilic enterocolitis is an exceptionally rare condition with few described cases in the literature, representing the least frequent manifestation of the wide spectrum of eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders. We describe a case of a young male patient presenting with a panmural form of the disease, manifested by abdominal pain, distention, and watery diarrhea with 4 days of evolution, bowel wall thickening, and ascites. Eosinophilic ascites is probably the most unusual presentation form of this entity. It poses a diagnostic challenge because of its nonspecific symptoms, associated with the absence of standardized histological criteria, hence requiring a high level of suspicion. There is also no consensus regarding treatment: it should be individualized according to the patient’s age and severity of symptoms.

Keywords : Eosinophilic enterocolitis; Ascites; Abdominal pain; Diarrhea.

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