Spectrum of Surgical Presentation of Eosinophilic Enteritis: A Case Series

Abstract

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare disorder where affected patients present primarily with diarrhea, malabsorption, abdominal pain, weight loss and hypersensitivity. Surgical manifestation of eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders depends on the site and extent of involvement and accordingly they can be divided in to eosinophilic esophagitis, eosinophilic enteritis, eosinophilic gastritis, and eosinophilic colitis. Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders can be primary as a part of a Hyper eosinophilic syndrome (HES) or Systemic disease (e.g. connective tissue disease, vasculitis, Celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease), or secondary to infections (e.g. helminthic and fungi) and drugs (e.g. naproxen, clozapine, rifampicin, gold) [1].