Eosinophilic duodenitis and imaging findings: a rare disease

Eosinophilic Ascites-Rarest Presentation of a Rare Disease, Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis.

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) is an uncommon disease of unknown etiology reported in both adult and pediatric age group. Here we report a case of a 46-year-old HIV positive female who presented to us with ascites and abdominal distension with peripheral eosinophilia and diagnosed as EGE.

Imaging Findings in Eosinophilic Lung Diseases

Nasal cavity eosinophilic angiocentric fibrosis: CT and MR imaging findings.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE EAF consists of exceedingly rare lesions and presently lacks specific imaging reports. The purpose of this study was to determine the CT and MR imaging features of nasal cavity EAF. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 6 patients with histology-proven EAF in the nasal cavity. All 6 patients underwent CT and 3 patients also underwent MR imaging. The followin...

A Rare Tonsillar Disease

A 16 year old women with Tangier disease in palatine tonsils is reported. She has recurrent sore throat. In physical examination the palatine tonsils are hypertrophied and has very yellowish points. The facial skin is yellowish  the skin of another areas of body is normal. After tonsillectomy the pathologist report Tangier disease in palatine tonsils.

Eosinophilic fasciitis and eosinophilic colitis: a rare association.

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