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Eosinophilic Enteritis with Ascites in a Patient with Overlap Syndrome
Joint Authors
Pyrpasopoulou, Athina
Kazantzidou, Eirini
Aslanidis, Spyros
Soufleris, Kostas
Douma, Stella
Source
Issue
Vol. 2009, Issue 2009 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2009-05-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Gastrointestinal involvement is frequent in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis, however, has only rarely been described in rheumatological conditions, despite its reported connection to autoimmune diseases, such as hypereosinophilic syndrome, vasculitides, and systemic mastoidosis.
It presents typically with abdominal pain and diarrhea and is only exceptionally associated with ascites.
Diagnosis can be problematic, as several other clinical conditions (malignancies, infection/tuberculosis, and inflammatory bowel diseases) have to be ruled out.
It is basically a nonsurgical disease, with excellent recovery on conservative treatment.
We report the rare case of a young woman with overlap syndrome who presented with abdominal pain and ascites.
The diagnosis of eosinophilic enteritis was made based on clinical, radiological, and laboratory criteria.
The patient was treated with corticosteroids with excellent response.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Aslanidis, Spyros& Pyrpasopoulou, Athina& Soufleris, Kostas& Kazantzidou, Eirini& Douma, Stella. 2009. Eosinophilic Enteritis with Ascites in a Patient with Overlap Syndrome. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Aslanidis, Spyros…[et al.]. Eosinophilic Enteritis with Ascites in a Patient with Overlap Syndrome. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Aslanidis, Spyros& Pyrpasopoulou, Athina& Soufleris, Kostas& Kazantzidou, Eirini& Douma, Stella. Eosinophilic Enteritis with Ascites in a Patient with Overlap Syndrome. Case Reports in Medicine. 2009. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-494387
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-494387