Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorder in Coeliac Disease: A Case Report and Review | Zendy

Dennis N.F. Lim | Zendy; Annelise Wilkins | Zendy; Laura Elizabeth Horton | Zendy; Ishfaq Ahmad | Zendy; Catherine lo Polito | Zendy; Christopher Phillips | Zendy

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Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorder in Coeliac Disease: A Case Report and Review

Author(s) -

Dennis N.F. Lim,

Annelise Wilkins,

Laura Elizabeth Horton,

Ishfaq Ahmad,

Catherine lo Polito,

Christopher Phillips

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

case reports in gastrointestinal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6528

pISSN - 2090-6536

DOI - 10.1155/2012/124275

Subject(s) - medicine , eosinophilic gastroenteritis , eosinophilia , gastrointestinal disorder , coeliac disease , gastrointestinal tract , eosinophilic , eosinophilic esophagitis , disease , gastroenterology , pathology , gastrointestinal disease , ascites

Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorder is a rare disorder characterised by eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract. There are various gastrointestinal manifestations with eosinophilic ascites being the most unusual and rare presentation. Diagnosis requires high index of suspicion and exclusion of various disorders associated with peripheral eosinophilia. There are no previous case reports to suggest an association between eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorder and coeliac disease in adults. We report a case of eosinophilic ascites and gastroenteritis in a 30-year-old woman with a known history of coeliac disease who responded dramatically to a course of steroids.

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