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

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.

• Authors: Tomoharu Matsuura, Mihoko Yamade, Naoya Matsushita, Shinsuke Kawasaki, Tomohiro Terai, Takahiro Uotani, Yasuhiro Takayanagi, Takahiro Yamada, Chise Kodaira, Mitsushige Sugimoto, Takahisa Furuta, Ken Sugimoto, Satoshi Osawa, Mutsuhiro Ikuma
• Journal: Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai zasshi = The Japanese journal of gastro-enterology (Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi) Vol. 108 Issue 3 Pg. 444-50 (Mar 2011) ISSN: 0446-6586 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 21389666 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Eosinophilia (complications)
• Extremities
• Fasciitis (complications)
• Female
• Gastroenteritis (complications)
• Humans