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Gastroenterology Review/Przegląd Gastroenterologiczny
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1/2023
vol. 18
 
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Review paper

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis – a manifestation of an allergic disease in the gastrointestinal tract? Part 1. Epidemiology and diagnosis

Andrzej Kuźmiński
1
,
Tomasz Rosada
1
,
Justyna Przybyszewska
2
,
Natalia Ukleja-Sokołowska
1
,
Zbigniew Bartuzi
1

1.
Department of Allergology, Clinical Immunology and Internal Diseases, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland
2.
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland
Gastroenterology Rev 2023; 18 (1): 43–46
Online publish date: 2022/08/09
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Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) is a relatively rare disease, but it should be considered whenever a patient presents with unexplained gastrointestinal symptoms that cannot be explained by parasitic infection or other gastrointestinal diseases characterized by eosinophilic infiltration. A high coexistence of EGE and allergic diseases has been documented. Diagnosis of EGE is based primarily on clinical, endoscopic, and histopathological findings. Glucocorticosteroids and other immunomodulatory drugs are the mainstay of treatment, but currently the greatest hope lies in biological drugs, which are undergoing intensive research. This disease is troublesome for the patient and significantly reduces the quality of life.
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gastroenteritis, eosinophilic, allergy, gastrointestinal tract

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