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{{ Infobox diagnosis
| Name      = {{PAGENAME}}
| Image      = Stomach_with_eosinophilia_-_2_--_high_mag.jpg
| Width      =
| Caption    = Stomach with eosinophilia. [[H&E stain]].
| Synonyms  =
| Micro      = abundant eosinophils (>=127 eosinophils/mm<sup>2</sup>)
| Subtypes  =
| LMDDx      = [[chronic gastritis]], [[Helicobacter gastritis]], [[Crohn's disease]] - see ''[[inflammatory bowel disease and the stomach]]'', eosinophilic myeloproliferative neoplasm, eosinophilic gastroenteritis
| Stains    =
| IHC        =
| EM        =
| Molecular  =
| IF        =
| Gross      =
| Grossing  =
| Site      = [[stomach]]
| Assdx      =
| Syndromes  =
| Clinicalhx =
| Signs      =
| Symptoms  = +/-abdominal pain
| Prevalence = very rare
| Bloodwork  =
| Rads      =
| Endoscopy  =
| Prognosis  = benign?
| Other      =
| ClinDDx    = other causes of [[gastritis]]
| Tx        =
}}
'''Eosinophilic gastritis''', abbreviated '''EG''', is an uncommon inflammatory process of [[stomach]] characterized by abundant [[eosinophil]]s.
'''Eosinophilic gastritis''', abbreviated '''EG''', is an uncommon inflammatory process of [[stomach]] characterized by abundant [[eosinophil]]s.


==General==
==General==
*Rare.
*Rare.
Clinical:
*Abdominal pain.<ref name=pmid18693615>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Ayyub | first1 = M. | last2 = Almenawi | first2 = L. | last3 = Mogharbel | first3 = MH. | title = Eosinophilic gastritis; an unusual and overlooked cause of chronic abdominal pain. | journal = J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad | volume = 19 | issue = 4 | pages = 127-30 | month =  | year =  | doi =  | PMID = 18693615 }}</ref>
*May mimic a gastric tumour.<ref name=pmid20501003>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Holroyd | first1 = DJ. | last2 = Banerjee | first2 = S. | last3 = Chaudhary | first3 = KS. | last4 = Reshamwalla | first4 = S. | last5 = Vijay | first5 = V. | last6 = Ward | first6 = MW. | title = Transmural eosinophilic gastritis with gastric outlet obstruction: case report and review of the literature. | journal = Ann R Coll Surg Engl | volume = 92 | issue = 4 | pages = W18-20 | month = May | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1308/147870810X12659688851915 | PMID = 20501003 }}</ref>


==Gross==
==Gross==
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*[[Helicobacter gastritis]].
*[[Helicobacter gastritis]].
*[[Crohn's disease]] - see ''[[inflammatory bowel disease and the stomach]]''.
*[[Crohn's disease]] - see ''[[inflammatory bowel disease and the stomach]]''.
*Eosinophilic myeloproliferative neoplasm.
*Eosinophilic gastroenteritis.
*[[Inflammatory fibroid polyp]] - spindle cells.


==Sign out==
==Sign out==
===Focal eosinophilia===
<pre>
<pre>
STOMACH, BIOPSY:
STOMACH, BIOPSY:
- BODY AND ANTRAL-TYPE GASTRIC MUCOSA WITH MODERATE CHRONIC ACTIVE INFLAMMATION WITH
- BODY AND ANTRAL-TYPE GASTRIC MUCOSA WITH MODERATE CHRONIC ACTIVE INFLAMMATION AND
   FOCAL EOSINOPHILIA.
   FOCAL EOSINOPHILIA.
- NEGATIVE FOR HELICOBACTOR-LIKE ORGANISMS.
- NEGATIVE FOR HELICOBACTOR-LIKE ORGANISMS.
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COMMENT:
COMMENT:
There are 45 eosinophils/1 HPF, where 1 HPF is 0.2376 mm*mm.
One of four tissue fragments has eosinophilia, with 45 eosinophils/1 HPF (where 1 HPF  
is 0.2376 mm*mm).
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</pre>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Stomach]].
*[[Stomach]].
*[[Eosinophil]].
*[[Eosinophilic colitis]].
*[[Eosinophilic colitis]].
*[[Eosinophilic esophagitis]].
*[[Eosinophilic esophagitis]].
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