eosinophilic gastroenteropathy
eosinophilic gastroenteropathy
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis A rare idiopathic condition characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the GI tract Etiology1⁄2 occur in a background of allergy and atopy; EG may be linked to autoimmune connective tissue disease Clinical Diarrhea, ↓ weight, abdominal pain, fever, rebound tenderness, mesenteritisMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.