Hematemesis caused by eosinophilic gastritis in infancy
Authors: Uswah Asif, Ivan Yankov, Veselin Belovezhdov, Dafina Grozeva, Milena Gulinac, Sylvia Genova
Background: Eosinophilic gastritis is an eosinophilic inflammation of the stomach mucosa characterized by eosinophilia in the absence of other known causes. It is usually the result of contact with a food allergen. Allergy to cows milk is one of the possible reasons. It often presents with different symptoms, one of these being hematemesis. From the current literature, we know that eosinophilic disease can result in severe tissue damage. Case presentation: We report two patients who were admitted to the gastroenterology department with severe hematemesis and were diagnosed via gastroscopy with the rare presentation of erosive gastropathy. Our patients eventually recovered after initiation of hydrolyzed milk. Conclusion: It is important to consider gastroscopy to aid in the rapid diagnosis of eosinophilic gastritis, even in the case of a relatively young child. This is because the strongest evidence for diagnosis is histological biopsy.
Keywords: Hematemesis, eosinophilic gastritis, milk protein allergy, pediatric gastrointestinal endoscopy, case report
Authors
Correspondence to:
Ivan Yankov, Gastroenterology Pediatrician, Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria epediatrics@abv.bg
Publication history:
Received 21 Jul 2019
Revised 12 Apr 2020
Accepted 18 May 2020
Published online 04 Dec 2020
Published in print 29 Dec 2020
Asif U, Yankov I, Belovezhdov V, Grozeva D, Gulinac M, Genova S. Hematemesis caused by eosinophilic gastritis in infancy. EJMCR. 2020; 4(12): 408-413. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562685997
Asif U, Yankov I, Belovezhdov V, Grozeva D, Gulinac M, Genova S. Hematemesis caused by eosinophilic gastritis in infancy. https://www.ejmcr.com/?mno=56185 [Access: April 24, 2024]. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562685997
Asif U, Yankov I, Belovezhdov V, Grozeva D, Gulinac M, Genova S. Hematemesis caused by eosinophilic gastritis in infancy. EJMCR. 2020; 4(12): 408-413. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562685997
Asif U, Yankov I, Belovezhdov V, Grozeva D, Gulinac M, Genova S. Hematemesis caused by eosinophilic gastritis in infancy. EJMCR. (2020), [cited April 24, 2024]; 4(12): 408-413. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562685997
Asif, U., Yankov, . I., Belovezhdov, . V., Grozeva, . D., Gulinac, . M. & Genova, . S. (2020) Hematemesis caused by eosinophilic gastritis in infancy. EJMCR, 4 (12), 408-413. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562685997
Asif, Uswah, Ivan Yankov, Veselin Belovezhdov, Dafina Grozeva, Milena Gulinac, and Sylvia Genova. 2020. Hematemesis caused by eosinophilic gastritis in infancy. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 4 (12), 408-413. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562685997
Asif, Uswah, Ivan Yankov, Veselin Belovezhdov, Dafina Grozeva, Milena Gulinac, and Sylvia Genova. "Hematemesis caused by eosinophilic gastritis in infancy." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 4 (2020), 408-413. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562685997
Asif, Uswah, Ivan Yankov, Veselin Belovezhdov, Dafina Grozeva, Milena Gulinac, and Sylvia Genova. "Hematemesis caused by eosinophilic gastritis in infancy." European Journal of Medical Case Reports 4.12 (2020), 408-413. Print. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562685997
Asif, U., Yankov, . I., Belovezhdov, . V., Grozeva, . D., Gulinac, . M. & Genova, . S. (2020) Hematemesis caused by eosinophilic gastritis in infancy. European Journal of Medical Case Reports, 4 (12), 408-413. doi:
10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562685997