EC Gastroenterology and Digestive System

A clinical case of a man with the most common form (mucosal variant) is presented primary (isolated) eosinophilic colitis with damage to the mucous membrane of the colon. The disease was manifested by diarrhea, malabsorption, and enteropathy with loss of protein. The diagnosis was made on the basis of intestinal symptoms, eosinophilia in peripheral blood, a normal picture of the colon mucosa, the results of histological examination of the biopsy - eosinophilic infiltration of the colon mucosa, with careful exclusion of other causes of eosinophilia.

 Keywords: Eosinophilic Colitis; Primary; Isolated; Clinical Case; A Man

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