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  • Title: Perforation of the small intestine due to eosinophilic gastroenteritis.
    Author: Felt-Bersma RJ, Meuwissen SG, van Velzen D.
    Journal: Am J Gastroenterol; 1984 Jun; 79(6):442-5. PubMed ID: 6731416.
    Abstract:
    A 74-year-old woman with longstanding diarrhea and clinical symptoms of malabsorption and a raised peripheral eosinophilic count underwent an explorative laparotomy for small intestinal perforation. The resected specimen was consistent with the diagnosis of eosinophilic gastroenteritis. Despite corticosteroids, a second acute abdominal crisis occurred and the patient died. Small intestinal perforation due to transmural bowel wall involvement in eosinophilic gastroenteritis has to our knowledge not been described previously.
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