Eosinophilic Jejunitis Presenting as Intractable Abdominal Pain
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Eosinophilic Jejunitis Presenting as Intractable Abdominal Pain
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is an uncommon disease characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract. The clinical manifestations are related to the layer(s) and extent of the bowel involved. In this paper, we present a case of intractable abdominal pain caused by jejunal submucosal eosinophilic infiltration without mucosal involvement, diagnosed by deep endoscopic biops...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Gastroenterology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1662-0631
DOI: 10.1159/000369966