%0 Journal Article
%T Unusual presentation of eosinophilic enteritis as multiple strictures of small intestine
%A Sunil V. Jagtap
%A Dhiraj B. Nikumbh
%A Ashok Y. Kshirsagar
%A Neha Ahuja
%J Clinics and Practice
%D 2012
%I PAGEPress Publications
%R 10.4081/cp.2012.e24
%X Eosinophilic enteritis is a rare disease of unknown etiology. It is characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of the bowel wall to a variable depth and symptoms associated with gastrointestinal tract depending upon the predominant layer involved. Diagnosis of eosinophilic enteritis requires a high index of suspicion and exclusion of various disorders that are associated with peripheral eosinophilia. We report a case of unusual presentation of eosinophilic enteritis clinically presenting as intestinal obstruction due to multiple strictures of the small bowel in an adult male.
%K eosinophilic enteritis
%K acute abdomen
%K intestinal strictures.
%U http://www.clinicsandpractice.org/index.php/cp/article/view/368