Unusual presentations of eosinophilic gastroenteritis: Case series and review of literature

[Eosinophilic pancreatitis and autoimmune pancreatitis: comparison, differential diagnosis, and treatment]

“…Nella maggioranza dei casi di PE è presente un interessamento contemporaneo del tratto gastrointestinale sotto forma prevalente (fino all'85% dei pazienti) di gastroenterite eosinofila (GE), associazione che però può presentarsi anche a distanza di tempo dalla stessa [2,17].…”

“…Le forme di PE descritte in letteratura non presentano un quadro clinico impegnativo, ma spesso hanno comportato l'exeresi chirurgica perché l'aspetto più frequente riguarda forme pseudocistiche simil-tumorali [2][3][4][5][6]8,12,13]: infatti la diagnosi differenziale si pone soprattutto con la neoplasia pancreatica.…”

Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Due To Egg Allergy Presenting As Acute Pancreatitis

“…5 A possible mechanism by which food hypersensitivity-related EG may cause acute pancreatitis is due to obstruction of the pancreatic duct from local duodenal inflammation. 2,3 Review of the literature shows that CT findings are variable, ranging from relatively normal 4,5 to showing evidence of common bile duct dilatation.…”

“…A common feature among patients with EG-related pancreatitis is peripheral eosinophilia. [3][4][5] The differential diagnosis for patients with acute abdominal pain and peripheral eosinophilia would include parasitic infection and hypereosinophilic syndrome. However, the ova and parasite was negative for parasites, and the peripheral eosinophilia was transient and completely resolved after removal of egg from her diet.…”

“…Recently, several publications have reported rare presenting symptoms, including obstructive jaundice 1 and pancreatitis. [2][3][4] At least one report linked EG and acute pancreatitis with ingestion of cow's milk.…”