A Rare Case of Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Isolated in the Muscularis Propria of the Small Bowel.

adult gastroenterology eosinophilic gastroenteritis eosinophilic gastroenteritis diagnosis full-thickness biopsy gastroenterology and endoscopy muscular type eosinophilic gastroenteritis

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Oct 2021
Historique:
accepted: 13 10 2021
entrez: 22 11 2021
pubmed: 23 11 2021
medline: 23 11 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EG) is an autoimmune disorder that involves infiltration of eosinophils in the bowel wall of the stomach and/or intestine, resulting in various gastrointestinal symptoms. The majority of cases are diagnosed by findings of increased eosinophils on mucosal biopsies. We describe a rare type of eosinophilic gastroenteritis with eosinophilic infiltration involving only the muscularis propria layer. This elusive diagnosis was made after a full-thickness intestinal wall biopsy. This predominantly muscular type eosinophilic gastroenteritis can cause intestinal obstruction or perforation. Similar to the predominantly mucosal type eosinophilic gastroenteritis, this type of eosinophilic gastroenteritis responds to low-dose or topical corticosteroids.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34804656
doi: 10.7759/cureus.18790
pmc: PMC8592308
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e18790

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2021, Kim et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Seo Hyun Kim (SH)

Gastroenterology, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, USA.

Varun Kesar (V)

Gastroenterology, Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, USA.

Douglas Grider (D)

Pathology, Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, USA.
Basic Science Education, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, USA.

Vu Nguyen (V)

Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, USA.

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