Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2016)

Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis as a Rare Cause of Recurrent Epigastric Pain

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, Vol. 4 No. 2 (2016), 1 May 2016 , Page 108-110
https://doi.org/10.22037/aaem.v4i2.231

Abstract

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) is a rare inflammatory disorder of gastrointestinal tract characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the bowel wall. It can mimic many gastrointestinal disorders due to its wide spectrum of presentations. Diagnose is mostly based on excluding other disorders and a high suspicion. Here we report a case of 26 year old man with a history of sever epigastric pain followed by nausea, vomiting since a few days before admission with final diagnosis of EGE.
Keywords:
  • Eosinophilic enteropathy
  • abdominal pain
  • endoscopy
  • Gastrointestinal
  • emergency department

How to Cite

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Safari MT, Shahrokh S, Miri MB, Ehsani Ardakani MJ. Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis as a Rare Cause of Recurrent Epigastric Pain. Arch Acad Emerg Med [Internet]. 2016 Apr. 11 [cited 2026 Jul. 15];4(2):108-10. Available from: https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/231

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