Dergiler / The Journal of Pediatric Research / 2020 / Cilt: 7 - Sayı: 3

A Rare Case of Ascites: Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis

Güzide DOĞAN,Fatih DÜZGÜN,Ömer YILMAZ,Semin AYHAN,Hüseyin GÜLEN,Erhun KASIRGA

Sayfa
264–266
DOI
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Özet

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 antrumbiopsy showed subserosal eosinophilic infiltration. Eosinophilic gastroenteropathy was suspected, diet elimination was given, no steroidtreatment was used.