Eosinophilic gastroenteritis, ascites, and pancreatitis: A case report and review of the literature

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 905-906

  Le, Connie D ^a,b   Nguyen, Hien ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascites; Eosinophilic gastroenteritis; Pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

PREDNISOLONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EOSINOPHILIC GASTROENTERITIS; EXUDATE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PANCREATITIS; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ASCITES; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; PANCREATITIS; PREDNISONE;

EID: 4544322479     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000139403.55785.1C     Document Type: Review

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