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Volume: 4 | Issue: 12 | Published: Dec 04, 2020 | Pages: 408 - 413 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562685997

Hematemesis caused by eosinophilic gastritis in infancy

Authors: Uswah Asif , Ivan Yankov , Veselin Belovezhdov , Dafina Grozeva , Milena Gulinac , Sylvia Genova

Article Info

Authors

Uswah Asif

Medical student, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Ivan Yankov

Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Veselin Belovezhdov

Department of Clinical Pathology, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Dafina Grozeva

Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Milena Gulinac

Department of Clinical Pathology, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Sylvia Genova

Department of Clinical Pathology, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Publication History

Received: July 21, 2019

Accepted: May 18, 2020

Published: December 04, 2020

Abstract

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, green

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Uswah Asif, Ivan Yankov, Veselin Belovezhdov, Dafina Grozeva, Milena Gulinac, Sylvia Genova. Hematemesis caused by eosinophilic gastritis in infancy. EJMCR. 2020; 04 (December 2020): 408-413. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562685997

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Uswah Asif, Ivan Yankov, Veselin Belovezhdov, Dafina Grozeva, Milena Gulinac, Sylvia Genova. Hematemesis caused by eosinophilic gastritis in infancy. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1360 [Access: December 25, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562685997

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Uswah Asif, Ivan Yankov, Veselin Belovezhdov, Dafina Grozeva, Milena Gulinac, Sylvia Genova. Hematemesis caused by eosinophilic gastritis in infancy. EJMCR. (2020), [cited December 25, 2024]; 04 (December 2020): 408-413. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562685997

Harvard Style

Uswah Asif, Ivan Yankov, Veselin Belovezhdov, Dafina Grozeva, Milena Gulinac, Sylvia Genova (2020) Hematemesis caused by eosinophilic gastritis in infancy. EJMCR, 04 (December 2020): 408-413. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562685997

Chicago Style

Uswah Asif, Ivan Yankov, Veselin Belovezhdov, Dafina Grozeva, Milena Gulinac, Sylvia Genova. "Hematemesis caused by eosinophilic gastritis in infancy." 04 (2020), 408-413. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562685997

MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Uswah Asif, Ivan Yankov, Veselin Belovezhdov, Dafina Grozeva, Milena Gulinac, Sylvia Genova. "Hematemesis caused by eosinophilic gastritis in infancy." 04.December 2020 (2020), 408-413. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562685997

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Uswah Asif, Ivan Yankov, Veselin Belovezhdov, Dafina Grozeva, Milena Gulinac, Sylvia Genova (2020) Hematemesis caused by eosinophilic gastritis in infancy. , 04 (December 2020), 408-413. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562685997