Diagnosis and treatment of eosinophilic gastroenteritis in children

Abstract

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a relatively rare chronic gastrointestinal inflammatory disease in children, characterized by gastrointestinal eosinophil infiltration.Clinical manifestations due to infiltration of different sites and levels were diverse, endoscopic performance is often nonspecific, the diagnosis of eosinophilic gastroenteritis is mainly based on gastrointestinal symptoms, a large number of eosinophil histological infiltration, and exclude other diseases that cause eosinophil infiltration in gastrointestinal tissue.Treatments include diet therapy, glucocorticoids, anti-allergy drugs, immunomodulatory therapies.Although diet therapy and glucocorticoid treatment improve clinical symptoms in most children, long-term maintenance therapy and follow-up are often required to prevent recurrence.In children with serious complications, such as perforation and obstruction, may require surgery and other treatments. Key words: Eosinophilic gastroenteritis; Child; Diagnosis; Treatment