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Hematemesis as Initial Presentation in a 10-Week-Old Infant with Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis

Authors :
Shetty, Varun
Daniel, Kayla E.
Kesavan, Anil
Source :
Case Reports in Pediatrics.
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Hindawi, 2017.

Abstract

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare condition characterized by eosinophilic inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract resulting in a variety of gastrointestinal symptoms. There is currently a dearth of information on this topic in the pediatric literature, as very few cases have been reported. In this report, we present a case of eosinophilic gastroenteritis in a 10-week-old patient with initial presenting symptom of hematemesis. To our knowledge, this is the youngest case reported in the literature and is unique in its initial presentation.

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Language :
English
ISSN :
20906803
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Case Reports in Pediatrics
Accession number :
edsair.hindawi.publ..f9a33aafdb9647768ea80f75447b35e4
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/2391417