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Primary eosinophilic gastroenteritis: A case series from western India

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Primary eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare inflammatory disorder of gastrointestinal tract characterized by symptoms like abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, weight loss, and eosinophilic infiltration of the intestinal wall with or without peripheral eosinophilia. We found four cases with different causes of eosinophilic enteritis with varying manifestations ranging from chronic diarrhea with malabsorption, dysphagia, and gastric outlet obstruction due to mass-like lesions.

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  1. Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, 400 022, India

    Rahulkumar Jadhav, Harshad Khairnar, Kailash Kolhe, Shamshersingh Gajendra Chauhan, Swapnil Walke, Vipul Chaudhari, Deepti Vishwanathan & Vikas Pandey

  2. Department of Gastroenterology, LTMMC & LTMGH, Endoscopy Room 13, College Building, First Floor, Sion, Mumbai, 400 022, India

    Rahulkumar Jadhav, Harshad Khairnar, Kailash Kolhe, Shamshersingh Gajendra Chauhan, Swapnil Walke, Vipul Chaudhari, Deepti Vishwanathan, Vikas Pandey & Meghraj Ingle

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    Meghraj Ingle

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Jadhav, R., Khairnar, H., Kolhe, K. et al. Primary eosinophilic gastroenteritis: A case series from western India. Indian J Gastroenterol 39, 411–414 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-020-01067-2

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