Eosinophilic Peritonitis

Article1 August 1959EOSINOPHILIC PERITONITISJOHN B. HARLEY, M.D., ARTHUR S. GLUSHIEN, M.D., F.A.C.P., EDWIN R. FISHER, M.D., F.C.A.P.JOHN B. HARLEY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ARTHUR S. GLUSHIEN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, EDWIN R. FISHER, M.D., F.C.A.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-51-2-301 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt is well known that eosinophilic infiltration of tissues or organs may occur particularly in association with eosinophilic leukocytosis for which no causal factor can be determined. During the last 20 years a number of reports1-20have appeared indicating that eosinophilic infiltration of the wall of the gastrointestinal tract may produce severe symptoms, often leading to surgical intervention. Various lesions have been described. Swarts and Young13have classified these as (1) eosinophilic gastroenteritis (i.e., gastritis, enteritis, or both), and (2) eosinophilic peritonitis. The so-called granuloma of the stomach or gastric submucosal granuloma is regarded by these authors as a separate...Bibliography1. Kaijser R: Zur Kenntnis der allergischen Affektionen des Verdauungskanals vom Standpunkt des Chirurgen aus, Arch. f. klin. Chir. 188: 36, 1937. Google Scholar2. RuzicDorseyHuberArmstrong JPJMHLSH: Gastric lesion of Loeffler's syndrome, J. A. M. A. 149: 534, 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Vanek J: Gastric submucosal granuloma with eosinophilic infiltration, Am. J. Path. 25: 397, 1949. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. BarrieAnderson HJJC: Hypertrophy of the pylorus in an adult with massive eosinophil infiltration and giant cell reaction, Lancet 2: 1007, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. 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Smith MJ: Gastric granuloma with eosinophilic infiltration, Radiology 66: 177-180, 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication December 16, 1958.From the Departments of Medicine and Pathology, Veterans Administration Hospital, Pittsburgh, and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.Requests for reprints should be addressed to John B. Harley, M.D., Department of Medicine, West Virginia University Medical Center, Morgantown, West Virginia. 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À propos de deux nouvelles observationsEosinophilic GastroenteritisEosinophilic Gastroenteritis in the Pediatric PatientEosinophilic ascitesEosinophilic gastroenteritisMagenREFERENCESEosinophilic granuloma of the gastro-intestinal tract.EOSINOPHILE GRANULOMATOSISIdiopathic eosinophilic infiltration of the gastrointestinal tract, diffuse and circumscribed 1 August 1959Volume 51, Issue 2Page: 301-308KeywordsEnteritisGastritisGastroenteritisGastrointestinal tractGranulomasHospital medicineLesionsLeukocytosisPeritonitisStomach ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1959 PDF downloadLoading ...