eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rarely reported condition. the disease is characterized by peripheral blood eosinophilia, eosinophilic infiltration of the bowel wall to a variable depth, and gastrointestinal complaints. allergic diathesis can be found in most of the cases. in this article we report two cases with interesting epidemiological characteristics and we will have a brief review of r...

A 7 year-old male presented with recurrent fever, cough and respiratory distress for over last 2 years. Based on extremely high eosinophil count, high Immunoglobulin E, increase in eosinophilic precursors in bone marrow, and positive antigen test for Wuchereria bancrofti, a diagnosis of Tropical Pulmonary Eosinophilia with Eosinophilic Leukemoid Reaction was made. Complete recovery was achieved...

eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare disease of unknown etiology. it is characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract wall (especially stomach and small bowel). symptoms and signs of this disease depend on the involved layer of gastrointestinal tract. hereby, we are presenting a patient with abdominal pain since one month ago that aggregated with meals. the patient ...

Introduction:  Eosinophilic mucin rhinosinusitis is a type of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Diagnosis and treatment of this condition play a significant role in reducing the patients’ clinical symptoms. This type of rhinosinusitis has a higher relapse rate, compared to the other types. This disease is more resistant to treatment and more dependent on corticosteroid therapy, compared to the oth...

eosinophilic granuloma is benign end of the spectrum of the langerhans cell histiocytosis (lch) which is characterized by solitary or multiple lesions in bones, skin, lung, lymph node etc. here, we present a case of a 13-year old boy with pain and swelling in the right parietal region of skull with no other complaint. a computerized tomography (ct) scan and subsequent fine needle aspiration cyt...

a 7 year-old male presented with recurrent fever, cough and respiratory distress for over last 2 years. based on extremely high eosinophil count, high immunoglobulin e, increase in eosinophilic precursors in bone marrow, and positive antigen test for wuchereria bancrofti, a diagnosis of tropical pulmonary eosinophilia with eosinophilic leukemoid reaction was made. complete recovery was achieved...

eosinophilic cholecystitis (ec) is a rare entity that presents in a manner comparable to acute cholecystitis. the diagnosis is based on classical symptoms of cholecystitis with the presence of eosinophils (>90%) within the gallbladder. ec has been reported alone (idiopathic ec) or in combination with manifestations such as eosinophilic cholangitis, hypereosinophilic syndromes, and parasitic inf...

we report the case of a 40-year-old male patient admitted to the surgery ward in our hospital for recent abdominal pain, abdominal distention and fever. he had a history of similar abdominal pain and distention; for which he had undergone a laparotomy. laboratory data revealed leukocytosis with eosinophilia (42%). upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed diffuse severe erythematous pangastritis....

Background: Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders or diseases (EGIDs) may result from an abnormal immune-mediated response to food antigens. Activated eosinophils release various mediators with inflammatory properties which may result in tissue and subsequently organ damage. The cytokine milieu of these patients has revealed increased levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, inc...

langerhans cell histiocytosis is a relatively rare unique disease process characterized by an abnormal proliferation of immature dendritic cells usually affecting children and young adults. jaws are involved in less than 10% of children with the disease while mandibular involvement in young children is uncommon and bilateral affection is very rare. the purpose of this report is to describe a un...