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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2007; 13(8): 1303-1305
Published online Feb 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i8.1303
Published online Feb 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i8.1303
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis with ascites and hepatic dysfunction
Hai-Bo Zhou, Jin-Ming Chen, Qin Du, Department of Gastroenterology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Hai-Bo Zhou, Department of Gastroenterology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, Zhejiang Province, China. zhouhaibohz@163.com
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Received: December 6, 2006
Revised: December 28, 2006
Accepted: January 8, 2007
Published online: February 28, 2007
Revised: December 28, 2006
Accepted: January 8, 2007
Published online: February 28, 2007
Abstract
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare gastrointestinal disorder with eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal wall and various gastrointestinal dysfunctions. Diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion and exclusion of various disorders that are associated with peripheral eosinophilia. We report a case of eosinophilic gastroenteritis, which had features of the predominant subserosal type presenting with ascites and hepatic dysfunction, and which responded to a course of low-dose steroid.
Keywords: Ascites; Eosinophilia; Gastroenteritis