Ascites and eosinophilic colitis in a young patient

Authors

• Mohammed A. Yassin, Department of Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar. Fax. +974 4392273. E-mail: yassin160{at}hotmail.com
• Fahmi Y. Khan, Department of Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
• Ahmed Al-Ani, Department of Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
• Zeinab Fawzy, Department of Medicine, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
• Issam A. Al-Bozom, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad General Hospital, Doha, Qatar.

Abstract

A 32-year-old man presented with 3-weeks history of abdominal pain and distention. Physical examination showed ascites, with no stigmata of chronic liver disease. Cytological preparations from the ascitic fluid showed a heavy population of mature eosinophils. Histological examination of colonic biopsies revealed a heavy expansion of the mucosa by sheaths of eosinophils. On the following days, the peripheral eosinophilia, ascites and abdominal pain resolved spontaneously.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

1983

Last Page

1985

Recommended Citation

Yassin, Mohammed A.; Khan, Fahmi Y.; Al-Ani, Ahmed; Fawzy, Zeinab; and Al-Bozom, Issam A. (2005) "Ascites and eosinophilic colitis in a young patient," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 26: Iss. 12, Article 26.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.3249