Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis as a Rare Cause of Recurrent Epigastric Pain
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) is a rare inflammatory disorder of gastrointestinal tract characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the bowel wall. It can mimic many gastrointestinal disorders due to its wide spectrum of presentations. Diagnose is mostly based on excluding other disorders and...
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doaj-70ba5efdaf13438fbdac74289d1774952020-11-25T03:16:24ZengShahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesArchives of Academic Emergency Medicine2645-49042016-04-014210.22037/aaem.v4i2.231Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis as a Rare Cause of Recurrent Epigastric PainMohammad Taghi Safari0Shabnam Shahrokh1Mohammad Bagher Miri2Mohammad Javad Ehsani Ardakani3Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranGastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranGastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranGastroenterology and Liver Diseases Research Center, Research Institute for Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranEosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) is a rare inflammatory disorder of gastrointestinal tract characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the bowel wall. It can mimic many gastrointestinal disorders due to its wide spectrum of presentations. Diagnose is mostly based on excluding other disorders and a high suspicion. Here we report a case of 26 year old man with a history of sever epigastric pain followed by nausea, vomiting since a few days before admission with final diagnosis of EGE.https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/231Eosinophilic enteropathyabdominal painendoscopyGastrointestinalemergency department |
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Mohammad Taghi Safari Shabnam Shahrokh Mohammad Bagher Miri Mohammad Javad Ehsani Ardakani Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis as a Rare Cause of Recurrent Epigastric Pain Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine Eosinophilic enteropathy abdominal pain endoscopy Gastrointestinal emergency department |
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Mohammad Taghi Safari Shabnam Shahrokh Mohammad Bagher Miri Mohammad Javad Ehsani Ardakani |
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Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis as a Rare Cause of Recurrent Epigastric Pain |
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Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis as a Rare Cause of Recurrent Epigastric Pain |
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Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis as a Rare Cause of Recurrent Epigastric Pain |
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Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis as a Rare Cause of Recurrent Epigastric Pain |
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Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis as a Rare Cause of Recurrent Epigastric Pain |
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eosinophilic gastroenteritis as a rare cause of recurrent epigastric pain |
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Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences |
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Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine |
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2016-04-01 |
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Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) is a rare inflammatory disorder of gastrointestinal tract characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the bowel wall. It can mimic many gastrointestinal disorders due to its wide spectrum of presentations. Diagnose is mostly based on excluding other disorders and a high suspicion. Here we report a case of 26 year old man with a history of sever epigastric pain followed by nausea, vomiting since a few days before admission with final diagnosis of EGE. |
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Eosinophilic enteropathy abdominal pain endoscopy Gastrointestinal emergency department |
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https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/231 |
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