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A 4 year old girl with chronic abdominal pain of 6 months duration was provisionally diagnosed as eosinophilic gastroenteritis based on endoscopic biopsy This case is reported for its rarity.
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Suresh, N., Andal, A. & Sathiyasekaran, M. Evaluation of chronic abdominal pain - A test of “patience”. Indian J Pediatr 75, 1259–1260 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-008-0173-8
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