[A case of eosinophilic gastroenteritis accompanied with fasciitis of the extremities]

Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2011 Mar;108(3):444-50.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We encountered a very rare case of eosinophilic gastroenteritis accompanied with fasciitis of the extremities. The patient was a 28-year-old woman with epigastralgia, eosinophilia plus leukocytosis, massive pleural effusion and ascites, and thickening of the walls of the intestine. Increase of the eosinophilic fraction in her ascites led to a diagnosis of eosinophilic gastroenteritis. She soon developed resting pain in all limbs and MRI revealed fasciitis. Prednisolone was effective in treating both gastroenteritis and fasciitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Eosinophilia / complications*
  • Extremities
  • Fasciitis / complications*
  • Female
  • Gastroenteritis / complications*
  • Humans