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August
2009
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Eosinophilic gastroenteritis
- Parasite reactions
- Allergic gastritis
- Drug reaction
- Foreign bodies
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Peptic ulcer
- Associated with inflammatory fibroid polyp,
adenoma, carcinoma and T- cell lymphoma. |
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Features
of Eosinophilic gastroenteritis:
- Patient presents with abdominal pain.
- Peripheral blood eosinophilia.
- IgE increased in blood.
- Eosinophilic infiltration of mucosa,
submucosa, muscularis propria or the
serosa.
- Mucosal edema, vascular dilatation.
- 10 - 50 eosinophils / hpf
- Displaces and destroys gastric pits and
glands.
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