Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis



Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis





DEFINITION:



  • A rare, nonparasitic inflammatory disease of the GI tract with various degrees of eosinophilic infiltration anywhere in the tubular intestinal tract and biliary tree in the absence of vasculitis


ETIOLOGIES:



  • DDX (must exclude):






























    Syndromes and Disorders

    Systemic Vasculitis

    Parasitic


    IBS

    Churg-Strauss

    Ancylostoma spp. (hookworm)


    Reflux esophagitis

    Polyarteritis nodosa

    Anisakis spp.


    IBD (CD, UC, Collagenous)

    Dermatomyositis/Polymyositis

    Ascaris spp.


    Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome

    Capillaria spp.


    Eosinophilic granuloma (Histiocytosis X)

    Scleroderma

    Strongyloides spp.


    Lymphoma

    Eosinophilic fasciitis

    Isospora belli (immunocompromised)

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