Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis as a Rare Cause of Recurrent Epigastric Pain

Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis as a Rare Cause of Recurrent Epigastric Pain

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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...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Taghi Safari, Shabnam Shahrokh, Mohammad Bagher Miri, Mohammad Javad Ehsani Ardakani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2016-04-01
Series:Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Eosinophilic enteropathy
abdominal pain
endoscopy
Gastrointestinal
emergency department
Online Access:https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/231
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spelling 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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author Mohammad Taghi Safari
Shabnam Shahrokh
Mohammad Bagher Miri
Mohammad Javad Ehsani Ardakani
spellingShingle 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
author_facet Mohammad Taghi Safari
Shabnam Shahrokh
Mohammad Bagher Miri
Mohammad Javad Ehsani Ardakani
author_sort Mohammad Taghi Safari
title Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis as a Rare Cause of Recurrent Epigastric Pain
title_short Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis as a Rare Cause of Recurrent Epigastric Pain
title_full Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis as a Rare Cause of Recurrent Epigastric Pain
title_fullStr Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis as a Rare Cause of Recurrent Epigastric Pain
title_full_unstemmed Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis as a Rare Cause of Recurrent Epigastric Pain
title_sort eosinophilic gastroenteritis as a rare cause of recurrent epigastric pain
publisher Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
series Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine
issn 2645-4904
publishDate 2016-04-01
description 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.
topic Eosinophilic enteropathy
abdominal pain
endoscopy
Gastrointestinal
emergency department
url https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/231
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