A Case of Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis in a Child

ABSTRACT

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is an uncommon disorder of the stomach, small bowel, and colon, characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the gut wall and peripheral blood eosinophilia. The clinical features depend on the site of eosinophilic infiltration. Patients with eosinophilic gastroenteritis may develop an exudative ascites containing eosinophils. We experienced a case of eosinophilic gastroenteritis in a 9 year old boy who had abdominal distension, vomiting, peripheral eosinophilia, eosinophilic ascites, and marked infiltration o f eosinophils in intestinal ans subserosal layers. He received prednisone (2mg/kg/day) for 10 days. No evidence of side effect were found during the period of treatment and, at now, symptom-free state are maintained without eosinophilia or any evidence of relapse.