Introduction Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is an uncommon disease characterized by peripheral eosinophilia and eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract. The bone marrow shows a reactive eosinophilia and the symptoms and signs usually reflect the layer of bowel which is most severely affected. Predominant mucosal disease may be associated with malabsorption, muscle disease with obs...

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is very rare disorder that is characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract in the absence of any definite causes of eosinophilia. It is associated with various clinical gastrointestinal manifestations, and depends on the involved layer and site. We report a case of eosinophilic gastritis presenting with severe necrosis. The symptoms disap...

In some patients, eosinophilic gastroenteritis(EG) occurs in those with food allergy. We experienced a non-atopic asthmatic who had an EG associated with food allergy to fish and eggs, and blood eosinophilia. A skin prick test and RAST to causative food allergens showed a negative result. A fiber-optic endoscopic biopsy from the gastric mucosa showed an intense eosinophilic infiltration. We cou...

Allergy and eosinophilia in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are not equivalent. GI eosinophilia is associated with infections (parasites), nutritional deficiencies, inflammatory processes, neoplasias, and systemic disorders. However, in addition to eosinophilia, other histologic changes usually accompany the increased number of eosinophils in most of these conditions. In contrast, there is a gr...