Year 2025 / Volume 117 / Number 11
Letter
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis: an uncommon cause of ascites

689-690

DOI: 10.17235/reed.2024.10995/2024

María Gómez Otero, Andrea Guerro Moya, Eduardo Valdivieso Cortázar, Ángela Suárez Noya, José Souto Ruzo, Laura Pardeiro Mariño, Eladio Busto Lodeiro, Pedro Alonso Aguirre,

Abstract
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is an uncommon, chronic, immune-mediated condition characterized by eosinophilic infiltration that can affect any segment of the gastrointestinal tract. Clinical manifestations depend on the different layers of the intestinal wall affected, which also allows its classification into three subtypes (Klein classification): mucosal, which presents with abdominal pain, diarrhea, or vomiting; muscular, with obstruction or perforation; and serosal, classically with ascites. Diagnosis requires the demonstration of tissue eosinophilia with compatible clinical manifestations, after excluding other causes of eosinophilia. Currently, corticosteroids remain the first-line treatment, although there is no definitive consensus. This case highlights the importance of considering eosinophilic gastroenteritis as a rare cause of ascites in young patients.
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Gómez Otero M, Guerro Moya A, Valdivieso Cortázar E, Suárez Noya Á, Souto Ruzo J, Pardeiro Mariño L, et all. Eosinophilic gastroenteritis: an uncommon cause of ascites. 10995/2024


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Publication history

Received: 03/12/2024

Accepted: 07/12/2024

Online First: 09/01/2025

Published: 11/11/2025

Article Online First time: 37 days

Article editing time: 343 days


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