Eosinophilic Enteritis Involving the Entire Intestinal Wall Presenting as Small Bowel Obstruction and Acute Abdomen
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
;
: 717-719, 2010.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-93386
ABSTRACT
Eosinophilic enteritis is an uncommon disease that rarely manifests as an acute abdomen. A 50-year-old man visited our hospital and complained of epigastric and periumbilical pain. He reported direct and rebound tenderness over the periumbilical area. Laboratory examinations showed leukocytosis without eosinophilia. Plain abdominal radiography revealed air-fluid levels in the small intestine and computed tomography revealed concentric wall thickening in the small bowel and ascites in the pelvic cavity. We conducted an emergency operation and segmental resection of the jejunum was performed. Histologically, transmural, eosinophilic infiltration was observed. In patients with intestinal obstruction, even when presenting with an acute abdomen with no peripheral eosinophilia, eosinophilic enteritis should be included in the differential diagnosis.
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Assunto principal:
Ascite
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Radiografia Abdominal
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Diagnóstico Diferencial
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Emergências
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Enterite
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Eosinofilia
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Eosinófilos
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Gastrite
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Gastroenterite
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Abdome Agudo
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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