PMID- 16461997
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20060615
LR  - 20181113
IS  - 1080-0549 (Print)
IS  - 1080-0549 (Linking)
VI  - 30
IP  - 1
DP  - 2006 Feb
TI  - Eosinophilic gastroenteritis and citrus-induced urticaria.
PG  - 61-70
AB  - The immunological basis of eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) is an interesting 
      contrast between the enigma of urticaria and the increasing usage of molecular 
      technology in clinical allergy. Little is known about the natural history of EGE. 
      It has been known to spontaneously remit, but the typical course, especially in 
      adults, is one of chronic and intermittent disease. Given the often chronic 
      nature of this disease, it is important to use relatively benign treatments 
      initially and limit the use of systemic corticosteroids. Also, given the fact 
      that eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract may also be a 
      manifestation of other potentially dangerous disease processes, such as 
      malignancy or hypereosinophilic syndrome, which may be initially diagnosed as 
      EGE, routine surveillance of the cardiopulmonary and gastrointestinal systems is 
      important. We present a patient who demonstrates the variability of presentation 
      and treatment response in this multifaceted disease. The fact that he has 
      apparently entered remission also makes his an uncommon presentation of EGE.
FAU - Kumar, Arvind
AU  - Kumar A
AD  - Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Clinical Immunology, Department of 
      Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, 
      CA, USA.
FAU - Teuber, Suzanne S
AU  - Teuber SS
FAU - Naguwa, Stanley
AU  - Naguwa S
FAU - Prindiville, Thomas
AU  - Prindiville T
FAU - Gershwin, M Eric
AU  - Gershwin ME
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Clin Rev Allergy Immunol
JT  - Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology
JID - 9504368
SB  - IM
MH  - Citrus paradisi/*adverse effects
MH  - Diagnosis, Differential
MH  - Eosinophilia/*diagnosis/etiology/therapy
MH  - Gastroenteritis/*diagnosis/etiology/therapy
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Urticaria/*etiology
EDAT- 2006/02/08 09:00
MHDA- 2006/06/16 09:00
CRDT- 2006/02/08 09:00
PHST- 2006/02/08 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2006/06/16 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2006/02/08 09:00 [entrez]
AID - CRIAI:30:1:061 [pii]
AID - 10.1385/CRIAI:30:1:061 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Clin Rev Allergy Immunol. 2006 Feb;30(1):61-70. doi: 10.1385/CRIAI:30:1:061.