TY - JOUR
T1 - Eosinophilic gastroenteritis - Report of a case of thirty-two years' duration
AU - Weisberg, Stephen C.
AU - Crosson, John T.
PY - 1973/11/1
Y1 - 1973/11/1
N2 - This case represents the longest documented course of eosinophilic gastroenteritis reported in the literature. It is proposed that a recurrent immunologic challenge was occurring, which led to fluctuating bouts of hypereosinophilia, asthma, eosinophilic infiltration of the gut, and granuloma formation in the liver. As demonstrated in liver and abdominal lymph nodes, the hypersensitivity reaction of many years' duration progressed through various stages of granuloma formation, calcification, and bone formation. Conservative treatment, including steroids, is definitely the therapy of choice for this disease entity.
AB - This case represents the longest documented course of eosinophilic gastroenteritis reported in the literature. It is proposed that a recurrent immunologic challenge was occurring, which led to fluctuating bouts of hypereosinophilia, asthma, eosinophilic infiltration of the gut, and granuloma formation in the liver. As demonstrated in liver and abdominal lymph nodes, the hypersensitivity reaction of many years' duration progressed through various stages of granuloma formation, calcification, and bone formation. Conservative treatment, including steroids, is definitely the therapy of choice for this disease entity.
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U2 - 10.1007/BF01072447
DO - 10.1007/BF01072447
M3 - Article
C2 - 4749193
AN - SCOPUS:0015889163
VL - 18
SP - 1005
EP - 1014
JO - Digestive Diseases and Sciences
JF - Digestive Diseases and Sciences
SN - 0163-2116
IS - 11
ER -