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eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract

Friday 23 October 2009

Synopsis

- eosinophilic enteritis
- eosinophilic peritonitis
- necrotizing eosinophilic granulomas

Associations

- so-called inflammatory fibroid polyp
- necrotizing granulomas

Etiology

- eosinophilic vasculitis

  • Churg and Strauss disease

- active vasculitis
- polyarteritis nodosa

See also

- eosinophilic infiltration
- gastrointestinal tract

References

- The spectrum of eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract and its relationship to other disorders of angiitis and granulomatosis. Suen KC, Burton JD. Hum Pathol. 1979 Jan;10(1):31-43. PMID: 428993