Nonmucosal eosinophilic gastroenteritis: sonographic appearance at presentation and during follow-up of response to prednisone therapy

J Clin Ultrasound. 1998 Nov-Dec;26(9):483-6. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0096(199811/12)26:9<483::aid-jcu10>3.0.co;2-4.

Abstract

This case describes the sonographic appearance of eosinophilic gastroenteritis before and during prednisone treatment. The dramatic clinical and sonographic response to prednisone therapy confirmed the diagnosis. Sonography is a quick, low-cost, and noninvasive means of diagnosing eosinophilic gastroenteritis and together with other clinical, laboratory, and endoscopic data may prevent unnecessary and potentially dangerous abdominal surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Eosinophilia / diagnostic imaging*
  • Eosinophilia / drug therapy
  • Eosinophilia / pathology
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gastroenteritis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Gastroenteritis / drug therapy
  • Gastroenteritis / pathology
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Mucosa / diagnostic imaging
  • Intestinal Mucosa / pathology
  • Laparoscopy
  • Leukocyte Count
  • Male
  • Prednisone / therapeutic use*
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • Prednisone