Eosinophilic gastroenteritis: Clinical experience with 15 patients

Table 1 General characteristics of patients with eosinophilic gastroenteritis according to histologic classification

Group/Patient		Sex	Age	WBC/cm3	Eos count	% of Eos
I	1	M	43	13800	1380	13
	2	F	65	12720	2540	18
	3	F	38	11220	4704	41
	4	F	57	33010	19475	59
	5	F	34	7900	2291	27
	6	M	45	10400	3340	34
	7	F	64	13700	3973	29
II	8	M	31	14500	6960	43
	9	F	58	9900	396	5
III	10	M	17	24800	11016	42
	11	F	38	13400	1008	12
	12	F	20	11720	3984	36
	13	M	35	5650	621	10
	14	M	53	31360	14500	68
	15	F	3	8800	264	3

Group I: mucosal, group II: muscular and group III: subserosal disease. Eos = eosinophil.

Table 2 Presenting symptoms and signs of the 15 patients

Symptoms and signs	n = 15
Abdominal pain	12
Diarrhea	11
Bloating /fullness	10
Nausea/vomiting	9
Hypoalbuminemia ( < 3.5 g/dL)	11
Fecal blood loss	6

Table 3 Characteristics of patients with and without relapse

No.	Sex	Age	Klein classification Relapsing (number of episodes)	Followed up > 12 m	Allergy
4	F	57	Mucosal (3)	+	+
9	F	58	Muscular (4)	+	+
10	M	17	Subserosal (1)		+
12	F	20	Subserosal (3)		+
15	F	3	Subserosal (4)		+
			Non-relapsing
1	M	43	Mucosal	+
2	F	65	Mucosal	+
3	F	38	Mucosal	+	+
5	F	34	Mucosal
6	M	45	Muscular	+
7	F	64	Muscular
8	M	31	Muscular		+
11	F	38	Subserosal	+	+
13	M	35	Subserosal
14	M	53	Subserosal	+