Acute-Onset Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis and Ascites Secondary to Occult Toxocariasis

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare entity, and although usually idiopathic, it may arise from gastrointestinal infections. We report a case of a 33-year-old woman from Vietnam presenting with acute abdominal pain, new-onset eosinophilic ascites, peripheral eosinophilia, and a positive Toxocara a...

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Autores principales: Elton, Andrew, Megna, Bryant, Boothby, Aaron, Vaughn, Byron
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8059999/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33898627
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000556
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description Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare entity, and although usually idiopathic, it may arise from gastrointestinal infections. We report a case of a 33-year-old woman from Vietnam presenting with acute abdominal pain, new-onset eosinophilic ascites, peripheral eosinophilia, and a positive Toxocara antibody. The patient had no recent international travel, known animal host contact, or other toxocariasis risk factors. She was treated with ivermectin and mebendazole with complete resolution of symptoms. This case emphasizes the consideration of a broad differential for eosinophilic ascites, including atypical presentations of infectious pathogens.
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spelling pubmed-80599992021-04-22 Acute-Onset Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis and Ascites Secondary to Occult Toxocariasis Elton, Andrew Megna, Bryant Boothby, Aaron Vaughn, Byron ACG Case Rep J Case Report Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is a rare entity, and although usually idiopathic, it may arise from gastrointestinal infections. We report a case of a 33-year-old woman from Vietnam presenting with acute abdominal pain, new-onset eosinophilic ascites, peripheral eosinophilia, and a positive Toxocara antibody. The patient had no recent international travel, known animal host contact, or other toxocariasis risk factors. She was treated with ivermectin and mebendazole with complete resolution of symptoms. This case emphasizes the consideration of a broad differential for eosinophilic ascites, including atypical presentations of infectious pathogens. Wolters Kluwer 2021-04-20 /pmc/articles/PMC8059999/ /pubmed/33898627 http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000556 Text en © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American College of Gastroenterology. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.
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title_short Acute-Onset Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis and Ascites Secondary to Occult Toxocariasis
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