All issues > Volume 37(10); 1994

Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1994;37(10):1457-1462. Published online October 15, 1994.

A Case of Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis

Moon Young MY Song¹, Jong Wan JW Kim¹, Joon Sung JS Lee¹

¹Department of Pediatrics,Catholic University medical College, Seoul ,Korea

Abstract

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare disorder of unknown etiology characterized by protein losing enteropathy, peripheral eosinophilia and iron deficiency anemia secondary to gastrointestinal blood loss. It is often accompanied by signs of systemic allergy. This case of a 26-month-old male patient who developed scrotal edema and diarrhea for a month had peripheral eosinophilia ranged from 24 to 32% of total leukocyte, iron deficiency anemia and hypoalbuminemia with slightly increased level of serum IgE. Biopsies of the stomach and duodenem demonstrated marked eosinophilic infiltration of the mucosa and lymphatic dilatation, which was consistent with eosinophilic gastroenteritis. We report a case of eosinophilic gastroentis with a brief review who was treated with corticosteroid alone and had marked symptomatic improvement.

Keywords :Eosinophilic gastroenteritis