Eosinophilic Enteritis Caused Chronic Partial Small Intestinal Obstruction: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

SIRIKAN YAMADA,M.D.*, THIRAPHAT CHAKRABANDHU, M.D.*, NIRUSH LERTPRASERTSUKE, M.D., Ph.D**

Affiliation : **Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.

AbstractThis is the case - report of a rare cause of chronic small intestinal obstruction by eosi- nophilic enteritis. A 53 - year - old woman presented with an 8 - month history of severe inter- mittent abdominal colick associated with malnutrition, weight loss, and bowel habit change. Several investigations were done but failed to demonstrate the cause. Exploratory laparotomy was therefore performed and the cause of partial small bowel obstruction was found to be eosi- nophilic enteritis.

Keywords : Eosinophilic Enteritis, Small Intestinal Obstruction

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