Carlo Maria Rossi, Marco Vincenzo Lenti, Stefania Merli, Antonio Lo Bello, Aurelio Mauro, Andrea Anderloni, Davide Giuseppe Ribaldone, Elisa Marabotto, Marta Vernero, Shirin Djahandideh Sheijani, Daria Maniero, Alessandro Vanoli, Catherine Klersy, Edoardo Vincenzo Savarino, Antonio Di Sabatino
Eosinophilic colitis (EC) is the rarest among primary eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGID). EC is underdiagnosed due to its blurred and proteiform clinical manifestations. To explore the clinical and atopic characteristic of EC adult patients, the diagnostic delay, and relapse-associated factors, by comparison with patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). EC patients followed-up at four clinics were included, and clinical, histopathological, and laboratory data were retrieved...
March 10, 2024: Internal and Emergency Medicine