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Resolution of eosinophilic gastroenteritis after resection of uterine leiomyomas

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Singapore Med J 2011; 52(10): e217-e219
Resolution of eosinophilic gastroenteritis after resection of uterine leiomyomas

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Hui CK
Correspondence: Dr Chee-Kin Hui, bckhui@gmail.com

ABSTRACT
Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGIDs) primarily affect the gastrointestinal tract. EGIDs have a broad spectrum of presentations, characterised by prominent eosinophilic infiltration through a variable depth in the gastrointestinal tract in the absence of a known cause for eosinophilia. EGIDs include eosinophilic oesophagitis, eosinophilic gastritis, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, eosinophilic enteritis and eosinophilic colitis. Here, we report EGID in a woman who had co-existing uterine leiomyomas. Her EGID resolved after resection of the leiomyomas. She remained asymptomatic on follow-up 13 months after the myomectomy, with resolution of the eosinophilic infiltrate in the gastrointestinal tract.

Keywords: eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorder, leiomyomas, peripheral eosinophilia
Singapore Med J 2011; 52(10): e217-e219

http://smj.org.sg/sites/default/files/5210/5210cr8.pdf
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