Year 2021 / Volume 113 / Number 4
Letter
Eosinophilic enterocolitis: an uncommon cause of chronic diarrhea

299-300

DOI: 10.17235/reed.2020.7071/2020

Lucía Seoane Blanco, Eduardo Junquera Alonso, Francisco Xavier Cano Calderero,

Abstract
Eosinophilic enterocolitis is a rare entity included in the group of primary eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders. It is characterized by eosinophilic infiltrate in the absence of other causes of enterocolonic eosinophilia (infection, allergic or drug reaction, inflammatory disease, etc). The most common gastrointestinal manifestations are abdominal pain, diarrhea or malabsorption. The lack of well-defined diagnostic criteria and patchy microscopic involvement make diagnosis difficult. We report the case of a 44-year-old male with chronic diarrhea. After performing multiple studies, he was diagnosed of eosinophilic enterocolitis, with a suitable response to corticosteroids.
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Seoane Blanco L, Junquera Alonso E, Cano Calderero F. Eosinophilic enterocolitis: an uncommon cause of chronic diarrhea. 7071/2020


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Publication history

Received: 24/03/2020

Accepted: 05/04/2020

Online First: 19/11/2020

Published: 07/04/2021

Article Online First time: 240 days

Article editing time: 379 days


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