Eosinophilic enteritis presenting as surgical a report of six cases
- 1 October 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 153 (7) , 415-417
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1990.tb125502.x
Abstract
Eosinophilic enteritis is now commonly diagnosed in northern Queensland (Australia) and cases have been seen elsewhere. The patients present with acute abdominal symptoms, which may mimic appendicitis, and many cases are managed by surgery. To facilitate the diagnosis of this unusual syndrome, six surgically treated cases are reported here. Blood eosinophilia may be a helpful diagnostic feature, but in some cases it does not develop until after the acute abdominal episode. Most cases resolve satisfactorily with conservative management.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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- EOSINOPHILIC ENTERITIS – A RECENT NORTH QUEENSLAND EXPERIENCEAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 1988