Intestinal Perforation in a Two‐Year‐Old Child with Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis
- 1 March 1991
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Acta Paediatrica
- Vol. 80 (3) , 389-391
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.1991.tb11869.x
Abstract
A two‐year‐old boy underwent a laparatomy for an intestinal perforation due to eosinophilic gastroenteritis. He had marked peripheral blood eosinophilia and a small duodenal biopsy showed heavy eosinophilic infiltration in the mucosa. After 1 1/2 year on a restricted diet, a control duodenal biopsy showed only slight eosinophilia. Perforation of the small intestine is a rare but serious complication in eosinophilic gastroenteritis.Keywords
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