Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis with Appendix Involvement: Role of Intestinal Ultrasound

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EG) is a rare condition characterized by patchy eosinophilic inflammation of one or more layers of the gastrointestinal tract with no secondary causes of eosinophilia. EG is a treatable disease and, generally, patients show a positive response to steroid therapy. Someti...

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Published in:Applied sciences 2019, Vol.9 (6), p.1037
Main Authors: Bertè, Roberto, Soru, Pietro, Vecchi, Maurizio, Fraquelli, Mirella
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Amoxicillin
Anemia
Antibiotics
Appendicitis
appendicular involvement
Autoimmune diseases
Blood tests
bowel ultrasound
Celiac disease
Diarrhea
Emergency medical care
Eosinophilia
eosinophilic gastroenteritis
Eosinophilic leukemia
Family medical history
Food hypersensitivity
Gastroenteritis
Gastrointestinal symptoms
Gastrointestinal system
Gastrointestinal tract
Hypersensitivity
Immunoglobulins
Infections
Inflammation
Inflammatory bowel diseases
Intestine
Leukemia
Leukocytes (eosinophilic)
Medical imaging
Mutation
Pain
Parasites
Parasitic diseases
Steroids
Tapering
Ultrasonic imaging
Ultrasound
Vasculitis
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Summary:Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EG) is a rare condition characterized by patchy eosinophilic inflammation of one or more layers of the gastrointestinal tract with no secondary causes of eosinophilia. EG is a treatable disease and, generally, patients show a positive response to steroid therapy. Sometimes the disease can present as acute abdomen, and appendicular involvement has seldom been described in the course of EG. In our case report we aimed to emphasize how useful gastrointestinal ultrasound is as a valuable tool for diagnosing and monitoring intestinal involvement during EG, avoiding invasive tests and unnecessary surgery.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app9061037