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>CASE REPORT: Eosinophilic colitis with high antibody titre against Ascaris suum
Author(s) -
TAKEYAMA YASUAKI,
KAMIMURA SEIICHIRO,
SUZUMIYA JUNJI,
OH KOHJI,
OKUMURA MAKOTO,
AKAHANE HIROSHIGE,
MARUYAMA HARUHIKO,
NAWA YUKIFUMI,
OHKAWARA TSUNENOBU,
KIKUCHI MASAHIRO
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1997.tb00408.x
Subject(s) - ascaris suum , medicine , eosinophilic gastroenteritis , eosinophilia , eosinophilic , immunology , ascaris , prednisolone , pathogenesis , gastrointestinal tract , antibody , pathology , gastroenterology , helminths
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) is an inflammatory disease characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract accompanied by varying abdominal symptoms and usually by peripheral blood eosinophilia. Although the precise aetiology of EGE remains to be determined, contribution of allergic process to certain allergens, such as foods, drugs and parasites, has been repeatedly proposed as the pathogenesis of the disease. Here we report on a rare case of a woman who had extensive eosinophilic infiltration in the descending and rectal colon with a high titre of IgG antibody against Ascaris suum. The patient was successfully treated with prednisolone.