Unusual cause of acute abdominal pain: Eosinophilic colitis case report and review of the literature
<p>Eosinophilic colitis is an exceptionally rare condition, the clinical symptoms is polymorphic and non-specific. The diagnosis is based on the grouping of endoscopic and essentially histological, clinical arguments. We describe the case of a male patient with eosinophilic colitis revealed by...
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Archives of Clinical Gastroenterology - Peertechz Publications,
2021-03-06.
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| Samenvatting: | <p>Eosinophilic colitis is an exceptionally rare condition, the clinical symptoms is polymorphic and non-specific. The diagnosis is based on the grouping of endoscopic and essentially histological, clinical arguments. We describe the case of a male patient with eosinophilic colitis revealed by bloody mucous diarrhea and acute abdominal pain.</p><p>The diagnosis has been made after eliminating the parasitic, inflammatory and drug causes. This posed a diagnostic problem for us because of the non-specific symptoms associated with the lack of standardized histological criteria and the lack of clear, codified consensus regarding treatment.</p> |
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| DOI: | 10.17352/2455-2283.000091 |