Co-existent eosinophilic gastroenteritis and hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction.
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Co-existent eosinophilic gastroenteritis and hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction.
A case of eosinophilic gastroenteritis in a 42-year-old man is described. The patient had diarrhoea, faecal blood loss, a protein-losing enteropathy, malabsorption of fat, xylose and vitamin B12. Co-existent hypopituitarism, diabetes insipidus and hypothalamic dysfunction was demonstrated. Complete clinical recovery occurred with pituitary replacement therapy alone. The association of this endo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 1977
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.53.621.411