Eosinophilic Ascites: Uncommon Presentation of Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis in a Young Adult Male
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Eosinophilic Ascites: Uncommon Presentation of Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis in a Young Adult Male.
g/dL), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (1 mm), and liver enzymes were within normal ranges. Abdominal ultrasound confirmed moderate ascites, and computed tomography enterography ( fig. 1 ) showed diffuse thickening of the gastric and proximal small bowel wall (arrowheads) and peritoneal fluid (arrow). Ascitic fluid analysis after an abdominal tap revealed a serum-ascites albumin gradient <1.1 g/...
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عنوان ژورنال: GE - Portuguese Journal of Gastroenterology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2341-4545,2387-1954
DOI: 10.1159/000453363