Eosinophilic Ascites-Rarest Presentation of a Rare Disease, Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis.
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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.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
دوره 65 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017