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Nonmucosal eosinophilic gastroenteritis: Sonographic appearance at presentation and during follow‐up of response to prednisone therapy
Author(s) -
Maroy Bernard
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0096(199811/12)26:9<483::aid-jcu10>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - medicine , prednisone , eosinophilic gastroenteritis , presentation (obstetrics) , eosinophilic , ultrasound , radiology , abdominal ultrasound , surgery , pathology
This case describes the sonographic appearance of eosinophilic gastroenteritis before and during prednisone treatment. The dramatic clinical and sonographic response to prednisone therapy confirmed the diagnosis. Sonography is a quick, low‐cost, and noninvasive means of diagnosing eosinophilic gastroenteritis and together with other clinical, laboratory, and endoscopic data may prevent unnecessary and potentially dangerous abdominal surgery. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 26:483–486, 1998.