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→Eosinophilic colitis: +DDx
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*Rare. | *Rare. | ||
*May be a component of ''[[eosinophilic gastroenteritis]]''.<ref name=pmid22012125/> | *May be a component of ''[[eosinophilic gastroenteritis]]''.<ref name=pmid22012125/> | ||
Clinical features:<ref name=pmid22012125/> | |||
*Abdominal pain | |||
*Diarrhea +/-blood. | |||
*+/-Weight loss. | |||
===Gross=== | ===Gross=== | ||
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===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features: | Features:<ref name=pmid22012125/> | ||
*Abundant eosinophils. | *Abundant eosinophils - no agreed number. | ||
DDx:<ref name=pmid22012125/> | |||
*[[Inflammatory bowel disease]]: | |||
**[[Crohn's disease]]. | |||
**[[Ulcerative colitis]]. | |||
*Infection: | |||
**[[Pin worm]]. | |||
**{{hookworm]]. | |||
*Autoimmune disease: | |||
**[[Scleroderma]]. | |||
**[[Churg–Strauss syndrome]]. | |||
**[[Celiac disease]]. | |||
*[[Drug reaction]]s. | |||
=Infectious= | =Infectious= | ||