Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis Complicated with Intestinal Obstruction: A Case Report

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) is a rare digestive tract disease characterized by eosinophilic infiltration of gastrointestinal tissues. The stomach and small intestine are the most commonly affected areas. The most common symptoms are abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting, which are non-specific gastrointestinal symptoms, so they are easy to be misdiagnosed or missed. Although several effective treatment options for EGE have been proposed and demonstrated, such as dietary interventions, corticosteroids, and surgery, the pathogenesis of the disease is still unclear. A case of eosinophilic enteritis is reported as follows. In this paper, a case of eosinophilic gastroenteritis was taken as the research object, and the related literature was reviewed to understand the pathogenesis, clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment of eosinophilic enteritis, to improve the understanding of clinicians on the disease and reduce misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis. For future treatment studies of eosinophilic gastroenteritis, trade-offs should be made between the efficacy and safety of different treatment modalities, and prognosis should be evaluated.