Case Report

Eosinophilic Gastrojejunitis Associated With Connective Tissue Disease

Authors: ALAN L. BUCHMAN MD, MSPH, DOUGLAS WOLF MD, TERRY GRAMLICH MD

Abstract

ABSTRACT: We report a case of eosinophilic enteritis associated with an ill-defined connective tissue disorder. The case was complicated by intestinal perforation and managed successfully without surgical intervention. No peripheral blood eosinophilia was present. Histologic examination of an intestinal biopsy revealed bands of eosinophils and mast cells at the base of the crypts with limited chronic inflammatory cell infiltrate.

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