@article{oai:ir.kagoshima-u.ac.jp:00002462,
 author = {WATANABE, Teruhiko and ISHIGAMI, Sumiya and SAIHARA, Tetsushi and NATSUGOE, Shoji},
 issue = {2},
 journal = {鹿児島大学医学雑誌=Medical journal of Kagoshima University},
 month = {2016-10-27},
 note = {We report a case of 13-year-old boy suggested as eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EG). He was admitted about fifteen
months ago with abdominal pain and diarrhea. Laboratory test revealed remarkable elevation of eosinophilic count.
Computed tomography and ultrasonography revealed thickness of the intestine and ascites. Upper and lower endoscopy
findings were almost normal, and biopsy specimens did not reveal infiltrate of eosinophils. After excluding the possibilities
of an inflammatory disease, parasitic disease, autoimmune disease and hypereosinophilic syndrome, he was suggested
as having EG of the predominant subserosal layer. Steroid therapy was markedly effective. EG is a rare disorder
characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tissues. The etiology of EG is still unknown, but much
research has been done in recent years regarding the molecular progression. Steroid therapy is the mainstay of the
management of the disorder. When a patient with abdominal complaints is consulted, it is very important to keep this
disease in mind.},
 pages = {37--41},
 title = {A Case Suggested as Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis with Ascites in a Young Patient},
 volume = {63},
 year = {}
}