A Rare Cause of Ascites: Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis


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DOĞAN G., DÜZGÜN F., YILMAZ Ö., AYHAN S., GÜLEN H., KASIRGA H. E.

The Journal of Pediatric Research, vol.7, no.3, pp.264-266, 2020 (ESCI, TRDizin) identifier

Abstract

Eosinophilic gastroenteropathies are rare disorders. An 18-year-old girl presented to the hospital with abdominal pain and distension. Abdominal tenderness and grade 2 ascites, serious peripheral eosinophilia and high immunoglobulin E level were found. Laparoscopic antrum biopsy showed subserosal eosinophilic infiltration. Eosinophilic gastroenteropathy was suspected, diet elimination was given, no steroid treatment was used.