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- Title
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis treated with a targeted food elimination diet.
- Authors
Doi, Masaaki; Furuichi, Yasuko; Tsuji, Shinnosuke; Takano, Tomoko
- Abstract
The article presents a case study related to 8-year-old boy had chronic diarrhea for four years. Topics inlcude the eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) being a very rare disorder for which optimal treatment options are unclear, and the studies have reported that EGE involves food antigens and, therefore, an empiric food elimination diet (FED) can be an effective treatment.
- Subjects
DIAGNOSIS of diarrhea; DIET therapy for food allergies; ULTRASONIC imaging of the abdomen; GASTROENTERITIS; MILK allergy; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; BLOOD vessels; EOSINOPHILIA; TREATMENT effectiveness; BLOOD testing; COMPUTED tomography; ABDOMINAL radiography
- Publication
Pediatrics International, 2020, Vol 62, Issue 7, p866
- ISSN
1328-8067
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1111/ped.14217