Immunoglobulin G4 Related-Disease: A Rare Presentation With Secondary Hypereosinophilic Syndrome and Eosinophilic Ascites

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.

Immunoglobulin G4‐related disease: a rare disease with an unusual presentation

IgG4-RD can also present in the skeletal muscle, mimicking several other diseases. It is unusual for this relatively new classification of diseases to present in the muscles and can be mistakenly diagnosed as other autoimmune diseases rendering a delay in the appropriate management and progression of the disease.

Immunoglobulin G4‐related disease: a rare steroid‐responsive disease

A 70-year-old man presented with progressive dyspnoea and weight loss. Physical examination revealed only mild pale conjunctiva. The workup showed mild anaemia, mild impaired renal function, and high globulin level. Multiple myeloma was excluded by normal serum protein electrophoresis. The chest radiography and computed tomography (CT) revealed bilateral multifocal patchy infiltration with medi...

Eosinophilic ascites. A rare presentation of eosinophilic gastroenteritis.

EGED is a rare entity; it should be kept in mind in patient of unexplained abdominal symptoms. Any age group and any part of GI tract can be involved. Eosinophillia may be absent in the peripheral smear and biopsy may be negative in up to 10% of the cases. Here we are reporting a 40 years old male who presented to us with eosinophilic ascites, a rare presentation of serosal variant of eosinophi...

Hypereosinophilic Syndrome With Eosinophilic Gastritis