Evaluation of the patient with suspected eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease.

摘要: This article focuses on the evaluation and management of eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases other than esophagitis. Those include gastritis, gastroenteritis, enteritis, colitis. The diagnosis disease is primarily dependent clinical history histopathology multiple biopsy specimens after ruling out causes intestinal eosinophilia. esophagitis complicated by lack uniformly accepted diagnostic criteria. Treatment involves for food sensitivity, elimination diets, use anti-allergy anti-inflammatory medications with varying degrees success. Little known about natural diseases, underscoring need long-term follow-up studies patients these disorders.