Eosinophilic Colitis Presenting with Haemorrhagic Diarrhea

Ferda Akbay Harmandar^1, , Zahide Taş², Ayhan Hilmi Çekin² and Seyit Uyar¹

¹Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Internal Diseases Department, Gastroenterology, Antalya, Turkey

²Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Internal Diseases Department, Antalya, Turkey

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Ferda Akbay Harmandar, Zahide Taş, Ayhan Hilmi Çekin and Seyit Uyar. Eosinophilic Colitis Presenting with Haemorrhagic Diarrhea. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2016; 4(4):134-136. doi: 10.12691/AJMCR-4-4-6

Abstract

Eosinophilic colitis is a rare condition and very uncommonly it presents with acute surgical emergency such as haemorrhage and peritonitis. We describe a rare presentation of eosinophilic colitis with severe haemorrhage and abdominal pain with ischemic bowel.

Keywords

eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders, eosinophilic colitis, haemorrhagic diarrhae

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