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eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders
Monday 1 March 2004
Primary eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGID) are defined as disorders that selectively affect the gastrointestinal tract with eosinophil-rich inflammation in the absence of known causes for eosinophilia (eg, drug reactions, parasitic infections, and malignancy).
Lesional syndromes
eosinophilic infiltration of oesophagus
eosinophilic gastritis
eosinophilic enteritis
eosinophilic colitis
Diseases
eosinophilic esophagitis
IgE-mediated food allergy
eosinophilic gastroenteritis
allergic colitis
inflammatory bowel disease (IBDs)
References
Rothenberg ME. Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGID). J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2004 Jan;113(1):11-28; quiz 29. PMID: 14713902